Williams v. Wren

WELCH, J., pro tem.

This proceeding was commenced by way of a petition to compel the defendant officers of the Pickwick Corporation to permit the respondent to inspect the stock ledgers and stock certificate books of the corporation and to take copies and memoranda thereof.

Issue was joined by answer of the appellants denying specifically the allegations of the petition and setting forth separate and further defenses to the petition for the writ of mandate.

This appeal is from the order granting the writ and is upon the judgment-roll and the reporter’s transcript of the testimony.

A decision in…