Evans v. Evans & Co.

Per Curiam,

On plaintiff’s petition a writ of alternative mandamus was issued to compel defendants to transfer on the books of the company and issue to him a new certificate in his name for one thousand shares of the capital stock of defendant, a corporation created under the laws of the State of Delaware, and engaged as a stock and investment broker with its principal place of business in the City of Pittsburgh. After return and hearing the lower court directed that the transfer be made and a certificate issued to plaintiff. Defendants appealed.

The assignments of error raise two questions:…