Taylor v. Banks

GRIFFIN, Justice.

This is a suit brought by petitioner H. T. Taylor, Sr., against Banks Transportation Company, Louis Banks, Jr., and others to force the transportation company to transfer on its books 1200 shares of its stock which Taylor alleged he owned. Trial was to a jury, but at the conclusion of the testimony the trial judge discharged the jury and entered judgment as a matter of law ordering the transportation company to issue to Taylor the proper certificates showing Taylor’s ownership of the stock, and to transfer these 1200 shares to Taylor on the books and records of the…