Kingston v. Anderson

This action was brought to recover damages for the refusal of the defendant to deliver to the plaintiff corporate stock, which, it was alleged, he was obligated to do. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and resulted in findings of fact from which it was concluded that there could be no recovery, and from a judgment entered dismissing the action, the plaintiff appealed.

The Alabama California Gold Mines Company was a corporation organized under the laws of this state. It owned a mine a short distance from Auburn, California. William Anderson, the respondent, was president of the…