State ex rel. Sears v. Wright

Decided July 15, 1875

Nevada Supreme Court · decided 1875-07-15

This was an. original application to tbs Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to compel respondents, W. T. Wrigbt, John Skae, L. Reynolds and Dennis Driscoll, as trustees of the Allen Company, a corporation formed and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, to forthwith call a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation, for the purpose of holding an annual election of a board of trustees. .

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Decided 1875-07-15

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Beatty, J.,

¶1dissenting:

¶2In this case I dissent from the judgment of the court.

¶3By the act amending the corporation law approved February 18, 1875 (Stat. 1875, 68), the legislature has provided a plain, speedy, adequate and specific remedy for the very wrong of which the relator complains. Our writ of mandamus can give him no relief beyond that which he can obtain by complying with the proceedings provided for in that act. He ought not to be allowed to invoke the aid of this Court, by this extraordinary process, to accomplish that which a compliance with the statute would effect in less time, at less cost, and with less complication.