State Ex Rel. Moore v. State Bank of Hallsville

SWOFFORD, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a peremptory writ of mandamus issued by the court below directing the State Bank of Hallsville (Bank) and Waldo Mottaz (Mottaz), its majority stockholder and president, that Larry W. Moore (Moore), a stockholder and director of the Bank, be given full access to the Bank’s corporate books and records for the purpose of examination and inspection during regular banking hours.

The Bank and Mottaz raise a single point on this appeal supported by four subpoints. They assert, in summary, that the trial court erred as a matter of law in concluding that…