Hoyt v. Great American Insurance

Demurrer by plaintiff to defendant’s affirmative defense to the first cause of action set forth in complaint. This cause of action sets forth a claim for damages against the defendant in the sum of $8,662.50 arising out of the alleged failure of the defendant to give the plaintiff or her testator, who was the holder of record of thirty-five shares of the capital stock of the defendant, a reasonable opportunity to subscribe to a proportionate amount of its increased capital stock. The complaint alleges the holding of a special meeting of the stockholders on October 24, 1918, at which the stock…