State Ex Rel. Yelkin v. Hand

The question presented to this Court is one of first impression. I have been unable to find any case on this precise legal question, and we have been cited none. Does this Court have jurisdiction to issue its writ of injunction to prevent stockholders, who are not parties to any litigation other than this original proceeding, from voting their stock for the election of a board of directors at the date set by statute and the by-laws of a private corporation for such an election? If we have jurisdiction, under what circumstances should it be exercised?

Section 6 of Article V of the Constitution…