O'Bryan v. American Inv. & Imp. Co.
Decision Date | 16 September 1908 |
Citation | 97 P. 241,50 Wash. 371 |
Court | Washington Supreme Court |
Parties | O'BRYAN v. AMERICAN INV. & IMP. CO. et al. |
Appeal from Superior Court, King County; R. B. Albertson, Judge.
Action by Clark O'Bryan against the American Investment & Improvement Company and others. From the judgment, plaintiff appeals. Reversed and remanded.
Geo. McKey and Alfred E. Hodgson, for appellant.
Hammond & Hammond, Blaine, Tucker & Hyland, and Walker & Munn, for respondents.
The appellant, as a stockholder of the respondent corporation began this action on behalf of himself and all other stockholders similarly situated who might come into the action to set aside certain deeds to real property purported to have been executed by the corporation to the defendant D H. Lee, and from Lee to defendant Whalley, and for a reconveyance of the property to the corporation; also, to require an accounting from Lee and other officers of the corporation of the property of the corporation, and for the appointment of a receiver to take charge of the affairs of the corporation, and for general relief. D. H. Lee and the corporation made answer to the complaint containing both denials and new matter. To the new matter a reply was filed. Whether any others of the defendants made answer the record brought to this court does not show. Subsequently a hearing was had before the court and an order made which the clerk recorded in his minute book, under date of October 8, 1907, in the following language On October 23, 1907, the following order was filed and entered: On February 4, 1908, the appellant appeared by other counsel who had been theretofore formally substituted and petitioned for a modification of the judgment so...
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