HOLLYWOOD TURF CLUB v. DAUGHERTY

Docket No. L.A. 21166.

36 Cal.2d 352 (1950)

224 P.2d 359

HOLLYWOOD TURF CLUB (a Corporation), Respondent, v. EDWIN M. DAUGHERTY, as Commissioner, etc., Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

November 17, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Walter L. Bowers, Assistant Attorney General, and James A. Doherty, Deputy Attorney General, for Appellant.

Desmond & Desmond and Gerald Desmond for Respondent.


CARTER, J.

Petitioner, a corporation engaged in horse racing enterprises, was organized in 1935, with an authorized capital of 5,000 shares of non par value common stock and 5,000 shares of preferred stock with $100 par value. Its articles were amended from time to time increasing the number of shares culminating in 1947 with an authorization for 60,000 shares with a par value of $100 per share.

Prior to 1947 the corporate securities act gave the corporation...

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