State ex rel. Van Aartsen v. Barton

THORNAL, Justice.

Appellant, Van Aartsen, who was relator in a mandamus proceeding below, seeks reversal of an order denying a peremptory writ notwithstanding the return and dismissing the alternative writ.

The point for determination is whether appellant as an owner of an outstanding “ownership unit” created by contract in the acquisition of the properties of Surf Hotel Corporation by The Surf Club, a non-profit corporation, is entitled to inspect the books of the Club to ascertain the names and addresses of other holders of such ownership unit.

The factual situation which produced the mandamus…