BROWNING v. LEFEVRE

No. 43,212

191 Kan. 397 (1963)

381 P.2d 524

CHARLES C. BROWNING, JR., AILEEN J. BROWNING, MERLE SPEER and EULA SPEER, Appellants, v. H.W. LEFEVRE, MARTHA LEFEVRE, JOSEPH F. RUMSEY, MYRTLE N. FAIR, DORRIS FAIR CAREY, DORRIS FAIR CAREY, Executrix Estate of Robert M. Carey, E.C. MORIARTY, A.M. BUZZI, WALTER R. BURDGE, Trustee Estate of John Kelly; J.O. WILSON, JUNE H. WILSON, ARNAUD JOSEPH WILSON, CARL H. NELSON, ODOR-AIRE, INC., a Kansas Corporation, and BIG D CHEMICAL CO., an Oklahoma Corporation, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 11, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmet A. Blaes, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Roetzel Jochems, Robert G. Braden, J. Francis Hesse, James W. Sargent, Stanley E. Wisdom, Cecil E. Merkel, Harry L. Hobson, Bruce W. Zuercher, L.D. Klenda, Loren B. Corliss and Charles M. Kline, Jr., all of Wichita, were with him on the briefs for the appellants.

Paul R. Kitch and Carl T. Smith, both of Wichita, argued the cause, and Wayne Coulson, Dale M. Stucky, Donald R. Newkirk, Robert J. Hill, Gerrit H. Wormhoudt, Philip Kassebaum, John E. Rees, Robert T. Cornwell, Willard B. Thompson and David W. Buxton, all of Wichita, were with them on the briefs for the appellees.

Hugo T. Wedell and Homer V. Gooing, of counsel.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRICE, J.:

This was an action in the nature of an equitable proceeding by minority stockholders of a Kansas corporation seeking to set aside the sale of certain shares of the corporation's stock, and for injunctive and other relief.

The trial court found generally for defendants, and rendered judgment accordingly. Plaintiffs have appealed.

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