State ex rel. Seaton v. New Orleans & Carrollton Railroad

Citations

• 51 La. Ann. 909
• 25 So. 465
• 1899 La. LEXIS 496

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. Action by mandamus to compel delivery of certificates of stock to alleged: owner.</p> <p>2. Resisted because former certificate by predecessor company, in lieu of which the certificate claimed was issued, is not produced and surrendered for cancellation.</p> <p>3. Willingness expressed, however, to deliver if security is given to indemnify against appearance of old certificate.</p> <p>4. Held : Not a case for the application of that part of C. C. 2279 which authorizes the court, “in case circumstances render it necessary,” to order security.</p> <p>5. Held, further, That respondent company may with safety deliver up the-certificate without security.</p>