Chambers v. Farnham
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los 'Angeles County granting a new trial. John W. Shenk, Judge. Reversed. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, J., pro tem.
This is an appeal by defendants from an order granting a new trial after judgment in their favor in the court below. Plaintiffs brought this action as creditors of the Belmore Land and Water Company, a corporation existing under the laws of this state, to recover the amount of their claim against said corporation from the defendants individually by reason of an alleged violation by defendants, as directors of said corporation, of the provisions of section 309 of the Civil Code, by dividing the capital stock of said corporation among its stockholders. Plaintiffs allege that…
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