Pennecard v. Giant Ledge Mining Co.
Pennecard v. Giant Ledge Mining Co.
Opinion of the Court
Appellant was the owner of 10,750 shares of the capital stock of the respondent corporation, which stock was, upon its face, subject to assessments. At the time of its purchase, a small cash payment was made upon the stock, and thereafter between June 9, 1914, and July 15, 1915, ten assessments were made upon appellant’s stock, amounting to $96.75. Notice of these assessments was sent to and received by appellant. Hé refused to pay any of them, and on September 18, 1915, his stock, following the statutory proceedings, was sold to respondent Prescott. No question arises as to the manner of the sale.
The only contention raised on this appeal by appellant is that the assessments were illegally made in that section 8, article 8, of the by-laws provides that:
“No assessment shall be levied while any portion of the previous one remains unpaid unless the power of the corporation shall have been exercised in accordance with the provisions of this article for the purpose of collecting such previous assessments, or the collecting of the previous one has been enjoined.”
The evident purpose of this by-law is the protection of stockholders who have fully complied with assessments made against their stock. Such stockholders under the by-law were not to be burdened with subsequent assessments until all stockholders had contributed pro rata, so that a few stockholders could not be made to bear the burdens of the corporation. It cannot mean, as contended by appellant, that one who fails to pay an assessment against his stock thereby exempts himself from any further assessment. The assessments were properly made.
Judgment affirmed.
Ellis, C. J., Chadwick, and Main, JJ., concur.
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