Hartman v. Bandini Petroleum Co.

The respondent as a stockholder of the appellant. corporation made demand upon its president and secretary for permission to inspect its books and records, which was denied. He thereupon petitioned the superior court for a writ of mandate requiring submission of the same to such inspection, which, after trial, was granted. This is an appeal by the defendant corporation and its' directors, who were joined in the original proceeding.

The refusal of the books was sought to be justified by asserted ulterior motives of respondent in his desire for an examination of the corporate records and was…