State Ex Rel. Lee v. Goldsmith Dredging Co.

The Goldsmith Dredging Company is a Washington corporation, engaged in gold placer mining in the territory of Alaska. In the late fall of 1927, Charles K. Lee purchased a small amount of the stock of this corporation, and thereafter made application to the proper officers of the company to inspect all its books and records. The by-laws of this company provide that the secretary

“. . . shall keep a stock book containing the names of all stockholders of record since the. organization of the company, showing the place of residence, amount of stock held, time of acquiring the stock, and time of…