Vujacich

Plaintiff, on his own behalf and as assignee of a number of other persons, sued to recover the sum of $5,861.75 and to obtain certain injunctional relief, all of which was awarded to him by the judgment of the trial court. Defendant Southern Commercial "Company was organized as a California corporation in the year 1904, with defendants J. L. Hansard, John Galetich, Lewis Farmer, and R. E. Hansard as directors. These persons continued to be directors up to the time of the commencement of the action. The ostensible business of the corporation, as stated in its articles of organization, was to carry on a wholesale and retail business in the selling of groceries, provisions, wines, liquors, cigars, et cetera. A small store-room was kept on Commercial Street in the city of Los Angeles, containing a stock of merchandise of the value of about four or five hun dred dollars. J. L. Hansard was the manager of the business and Lewis Farmer the secretary. John Galetich, another director, was also active in the handling of the company’s business at its store-room. Plaintiff and his assignors were Slavonian laborers and workmen, who from time to time deposited with defendant corporation their…