Fisher v. Georgia Vitrified Brick & Clay Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Hammond. Richmond superior court. November 19, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtCandler, J.
On June 23, 1904, the Georgia Vitrified Brick and Clay Company (which for brevity will be called the brick company) executed a contract with the City of Augusta to do certain paving for the city and to do other specified work incidental to the paving. Prior thereto, Fisher, a stockholder and director of the brick company, had sought to enjoin the execution of the ' contract, on the ground that it was ultra vires; but an injunction was refused, and when the case was brought to this court the writ of error was dismissed. Immediately after the contract was executed, the brick company began the…
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