Reed v. Hollingsworth
Supreme Court of Iowa
!Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. James A. Howe, Judge. Action by certain stockholders in a mining corporation to set aside the declaration of forfeiture of certain contracts which the mining company had purchased from one Catren, to set aside a conveyance thereof, thereafter made by Catren, to enjoin the defendants or some of them from prosecuting certain actions against the mining company in the state of Colorado, to require them to account for the proceeds of…
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!Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. James A. Howe, Judge. Action by certain stockholders in a mining corporation to set aside the declaration of forfeiture of certain contracts which the mining company had purchased from one Catren, to set aside a conveyance thereof, thereafter made by Catren, to enjoin the defendants or some of them from prosecuting certain actions against the mining company in the state of Colorado, to require them to account for the proceeds of certain ore which came into their possession, and for judgment against the defendants, and for other equitable relief. A…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
— The facts must be gathered from the allegations of the petition, as the demurrer admitted all such facts as were properly pleaded. From the statements of the petition we extract the following, deemed material to a determination of the case:
The Main Gulch Company was organized in March, 1906, as a private corporation for pecuniary profit, under the laws of the state of Colorado, for the purpose of locating, purchasing, and operating mines and mining property. The principal place of business of the Main Gulch Company, as' stated in the articles of incorporation, was Silver Plume, Colo.; but…
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