Burnett v. Word, Inc.

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant Burnett from a summary judgment declaring a contract between Burnett and other original stockholders of Word Records, Inc. invalid; and declaring the merger of Word Records, Inc. and Word Distributing Company valid.

Word Records, Inc., Word Records Distributing Company and certain of their stockholders, as plaintiffs, sued defendant Burnett for declaratory judgment that a contract made in December, 1958 between Burnett and other shareholders of Word Records, Inc. and Word Records Distributing Company was void. By intervention, Word,…