Hedges v. Frink
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. John J. Van Nostrand, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
Appellant was indebted to the American-Hawaiian Mahogany Lumber Company, a corporation, in which he was a stockholder. His indebtedness was evidenced by his promissory note. The corporation became financially involved to such an extent that it was insolvent. It owed one C. Bolte about eight thousand dollars for money advanced by him. It owed other smaller indebtednesses. It had entered into contracts which it could not fulfill, and under one of these it apprehended a serious liability for damages. A special meeting of the stockholders was held under these circumstances and the principal…
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