Legal Opinion
Fox v. Johnson & Wimsatt, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 9, 1942No. 7677PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.
The appeal is from a summary judgment which dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint. She sought in effect specific performance of an alleged contract. She claimed it bound the defendant corporation to redeem its preferred stock from proceeds received from the sale of real estate. In the alternative she sought to have the company pay her the pro rata share she would have received, if the stock had been redeemed.
The crucial issue is the construction of a resolution of the directors adopted November 8, 1930. Plaintiff claims this converted an option held by the company…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Crimmins & Peirce Co. v. Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Bradley v. Washington, Alexandria, & Georgetown Steam Packet Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1839
- Bogart v. George K. Porter Co.California Supreme Court · 1924
- Sena v. American Turquoise Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Harris v. McPhersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1922
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3Cited by60 opinions
- Ramsouer v. Midland Valley R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- 1901 Wyoming Avenue Cooperative Ass'n v. LeeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Merrill v. Duffy Reed Construction Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1960
- Don't Tear It Down, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Avenue Development CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- City of Las Vegas v. Cragin Industries, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 1970
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