Pennington

The complaint in this action charged and the court found that George W. Pennington Sons is a corporation ; that the number of directors of this corporation is five; that by death there is a vacancy on the board and this vacancy has never been filled; that Thomas Pennington is the president of the corporation, and, though requested so to do by a majority of the stockholders, he has refused to call any meeting of the board of directors for the purpose of filling this vacancy, and he has also refused to call any meeting of the stockholders, though the written request of the holders of the majority of the issued and authorized capital stock has been made upon him, in conformity with the by-laws of the corporation. The by-laws in this respect provide “The annual meeting of the stockholders may be held in the first week of December in each year and shall be called as the directors may direct, or by a notice in writing by the president, delivered or mailed to each stockholder personally.” The judgment of the trial court directed the president to call a meeting of the stockholders as contemplated in this by-law.

Upon appeal it is argued that the by-laws do not enjoin the duty of calling…