Wickersham v. Crittenden
California Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County, directing the clerk of the court to pay certain moneys to the respondent for attorneys' fees alleged to have been paid out by him to his attorneys in certain actions. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.
This is an appeal by the appellants, Crittenden and the Bank of San Luis Obispo, from an order of the superior court directing its clerk to pay certain moneys to the respondent, Wickersham, for attorneys’ fees, alleged to have been paid out by him to his attorneys in certain actions.
Wickersham and Crittenden were stockholders in the Bank of San Luis Obispo, a corporation—Crittenden owning a fraction over one-half of the capital stock of the bank, and Wickersham owning about two-thirds of the other half. They disagreed about the business and management of the bank, and Wickersham brought two…
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