Jacob v. Reynaud
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of St. James; Philip H. Gilbert, Judge. Suit by Jules J. Jacob and others against Firmin Reynaud. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
While defendant was the receiver of the plaintiff company, all the shares of stock of the company remaining unissued (680 shares of $100 each) were issued to him, and 70 'shares already issued were transferred to him, in consideration of his undertaking to make advances of money to the company for enabling it to operate its plantation; and this suit is by the other stockholders of the company and by the company itself to have this issuance and transfer of stock set aside pn the ground that the relation of trust in which defendant stood towards the company and its stock*357holders precluded him…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Porter v. SabinSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Dotson v. Louisiana Central Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- Breaux v. SarvoieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- J. R. Kent & Co. v. MojonierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- Scionneaux v. WaguespackSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Reynaud v. Uncle Sam Planting & Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925