MEYER v. FORD INDUSTRIES, INC.


538 P.2d 353 (1975)

Edward T. MEYER et al., Appellants, v. FORD INDUSTRIES, INC., a Washington Corporation, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided July 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Robinowitz, Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Richard H. Williams, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Wayne Hilliard and Dezendorf, Spears, Lubersky & Campbell, Portland.


TONGUE, Justice.

This is an action for statutory damages under ORS 57.246(3) because of defendants' refusal of plaintiffs' request, as stockholders, to inspect certain documents claimed by them to be corporate "books and records of account" for the purposes of that statute. Plaintiffs seek damages equal to 10 per cent of the value of their stock multiplied by eight, representing what they claim to have been eight "independent, separate inspection requests."

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