Gertridge v. State Capital Co.

THE COURT.

Plaintiff, who was the owner of certain shares of the capital stock of State Capital Co., a corpora tion, filed a petition in the superior court for a writ of mandate, directing its officers to permit him to inspect certain of its books, namely, the share register, books of account and the minutes of the stockholders’ and directors’ meetings. He alleged that a demand in writing for such inspection had been made and refused; that his purpose was to enable him to ascertain the present value of his stock in order to determine whether to sell or to hold the same. The defendants filed an…