Pennington v. George W. Pennington Sons
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. George E. Crothers, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This is an appeal from an order, which was the equivalent of a final judgment, denying plaintiff’s petition for a writ of mandate, commanding the corporation defendant and its president, the defendant Thomas Pennington, to restore the plaintiff to his position and salary as superintendent of the corporation, from which he had been removed by a resolution of the board of directors of the corporation at a meeting of the board which admittedly was regularly called in compliance with the by-laws of the corporation.
But one question of law is presented for consideration, and that arises…
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