Gallaher v. Iowa Oil Co.

This action was instituted by plaintiff for tbe purpose of obtaining a decree directing defendant to issue new certificates representing shares of stock of the *102defendant corporation. The relief for which plaintiff prayed is that which is provided by section 330.18 of the Civil Code. This statute provides that whenever a certificate for shares of stock issued by a domestic corporation or by a foreign ’corporation which maintains an office or agency for the transfer of such shares in this state has been lost or destroyed the owner thereof may bring an action against such corporation and all…