Gray v. Harris Land and Cattle Co.

This appeal arises from a dismissal of a petition for writ of mandamus entered by the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District in and for Cascade County. Appellant, a shareholder in a closely held corporation, sought to sell his shares to a party outside the corporation, but was prevented by the remaining shareholders. Appellant filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking an order to compel this sale, but the District Court dismissed the petition. We affirm.

The parties presented this case upon stipulation of the facts. Harris Land and Cattle Company is a small, closely held farming…