Hughes Manufacturing & Lumber Co. v. Wilcox
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. George H. Hutton, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This is an action to enforce defendant’s statutory liability as a stockholder of the Brand Manufacturing Company, a corporation, for the value of certain lumber and building materials sold and delivered to said corporation by plaintiff.
The only point in controversy is the extent of defendant’s liability. Plaintiff contends that at the time of the transaction had with the Brand Manufacturing Company only 530 shares of its authorized capital stock of $100,000 had been issued or sold, of which number defendant was the owner of 105 shares of the par value of $100 each, thus fixing the defendant’s…
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