Mauer v. Kircher

OPINION

SHORT, Judge.

On August 20, 1997, Kent Kircher, president of the Citizens Bank of Olivia, received requests from five of the bank’s twelve stockholders to call a special stockholders’ meeting. Kircher refused to call the meeting because a majority of bank stockholders did not submit requests and four of the requesting stockholders subsequently petitioned for a writ of mandamus. On appeal from the trial court’s issuance of a peremptory writ of mandamus, Kircher argues the trial court erred in: (1) finding the stockholders’ requests obligated Kircher to call a special meeting; (2) denying…