Legal Opinion · Dissent

Diamond v. Parkersburg-Aetna Corp.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 3, 1961No. 12086Published

1DissentBeowning, Judge

I dissent. It is upon what is aptly described in the majority opinion as “the vital and controlling question for determination on this appeal”, that is, “whether the 1958 amendment to Article XI, Section 4 of the Constitution of this State effected a change in the provisions of that article and section so as to enable the Legislature to empower every corporation other than banking institutions to grant preferred stockholders, as a class, the exclusive right to elect one director and to grant to common stockholders, as a class, the exclusive right to elect all other directors as provided by…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. HardenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
  2. State Road Commission v. County Court of Kanawha CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
  4. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1911
  5. E. K. Buck Retail Stores v. HarkertNebraska Supreme Court · 1954

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