State ex rel. Kennedy v. Continental Boiler Works, Inc.

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Defendants Robert G. Fournie, Sr. and Continental Boiler Works, Inc., appeal from the trial court’s peremptory Writ of Mandamus compelling them to allow the inspection by plaintiff1 of the records of Continental Boiler Works. We affirm.

Continental Boiler Works and its subsidiaries are owned by members of two families. Plaintiff’s family owns 50% of the outstanding common stock, which are voting shares, and 64.46% of the preferred stock which is non-voting. Plaintiff acts as the agent for the members of his family. He is also a member of the Board of Directors, and…