241 F. 640 | 9th Cir. | 1917
(after stating the facts as above). It is contended that the finding that the notes and mortgages are valid obligations of the appellant is erroneous: First, because of failure of proof that Root, the president, was authorized to execute the same; and, second, because of failure of proof that any corporate purpose was served thereby, or that any consideration was received therefor. The records of the appellant contain no mention of authority to execute either of the notes or mortgages. There was parol evidence, however, that meetings were had for that purpose, and that both at meetings of the board of directors and at meetings of the shareholders, representing all the stock, the execution of the notes and mortgages was duly authorized. There was some testimony to the contrary, but we find no ground to disturb the conclusion of the trial court upon the conflicting evidence. As to the first mortgage, the finding is corroborated by a, paper which was inserted in the record book, and which contains the minutes of a meeting of the stockholders and a meeting of the directors of the appellant in July, 1913, signed by the secretary of the company, reciting that ail shares were represented, and con■taining the following:
“Whereas, the Norma Mining Company owes R. T. Root the sum of more than $25,000 for moneys advanced and expended upon its White Hills, Arizona, property, and desires to secure and pay the same:
*643 “Resolved, that the officers of the company be and they are hereby authorized to issue and deliver to Hugh Mackay, at the request and for the account of R. T. Root, the note or notes of the company up to an aggregate of $25,000, and to secure the same by mortgage or mortgages upon all of the mines and property of the company; ® * * that such notes and mortgages shall be of such dates and form, and contain such terms and conditions, as said R. T. Root and said Mackay may hereafter agree upon, and that said notes and mortgages, when executed, shall apply and be credited upon the indebtedness of the company to said Root, and said indebtedness canceled to the extent of such notes and mortgages.”
That he did not charge up to any one the outlay and expenses which ho paid for the operation of the mining company. That he kept a record of some expenses, “but I do not recall to have made any charge. I keep no account between myself, of the expenses that I paid, in the operation of the Norma Mining Company, and the company. I claim and hold no account against the Norma Mining Company in the sum of about $30,000 for expenses and outlays in behalf of the company. * * « It was expenses on the property, not the company, for the development of the property. There was parties interested, whose money I used — I procured and used on the property, opening the property. I refer to my wife. She had furnished money which was used.”
Dowry, who had been the secretary, testified:
“Any money that was expended on that property was to be repaid. It was merely entered upon the books as an account, showing- what expenditures had been made, between Mr. Root, making the expenditures, and the corporation. It was regarded at ail times as an indebtedness of the corporation to him.”
Dowry further testified that he presumed the books containing the entries of these expenditures were in Root’s possession.
The decree is affirmed.