Legal Opinion

Rossi v. Rex Consolidated Mining Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 19, 1919No. 15427PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Blake, J., entered March 27, 1919, upon findings in favor of the intervener, in an action to recover dividends upon mining stock, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover two thousand seven hundred one dollars and sixteen cents, claiming the same as dividends accruing to him by virtue of his ownership of two hundred and forty-three thousand shares of the capital stock of the Rex Consolidated Mining Company, a corporation. After issues made, upon a trial of the case the court denied recovery to the plaintiff, and this appeal followed.

The facts are somewhat involved and lengthy and we think need not be stated.

The appellant presents two questions of law: First, Are the assets of a dissolved corporation a dividend, where…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jorguson v. Apex Gold Mines Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. Lanterman v. DorganNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977

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