Legal Opinion
Butler v. Butler Brothers
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 20, 1932No. 28,681PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoring, J.
In an equitable suit for relief on the ground of mismanagement of Butler Brothers, a corporation, the defendants had judgment upon the pleadings. Plaintiff has appealed. He is not a stockholder, but a small number of shares of Butler Brothers stock are held in trust for his ultimate benefit.
The Butler-Ryan Company was incorporated in 1894 by M. P. Ryan and the brothers Walter, William, Cooley, and John Butler. The principal business of the corporation was general construction work and contracting. In 1902 the four Butler brothers purchased the Ryan interest, and the name of the corporation…
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