Baker v. Seattle-Tacoma Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Cross-appeals from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered February 9, 1910, upon findings in favor of the defendant, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action by stockholders to vacate a sale of property to a corporation and for other equitable relief.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
In May, 1907, appellant commenced this action on behalf of himself and other stockholders of the respondent company. The theory of the action is, that in April, 1905, N. H. Latimer and some fifteen associates organized a syndicate, to acquire the stock and. properties of' two corporations named the Mutual Light & Heat Company and the Diamond Ice & Storage Company; that at the time of this transaction, Mr. Latimer and all his associates save-one were connected with the respondent company as stockholders and in various official capacities, owning and controlling the majority stock of the…
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