Read the full judgment text of HCA 006995/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 August 1998.
1. In this action, the plaintiff alleges that the deceased wife of the defendant was the holder of 100 shares of the plaintiff, and that defendant is the administrator of her estate. The plaintiff recites some of its Articles and says that , by reason of those Articles, the defendant is obliged to offer the shares to the members, but has refused to do so. The plaintiff asks for a declaration that members of the plaintiff have a right of pre-emption over the shares under them. The plaintiff also