Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Baldwin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 30, 1949No. 16222PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Oxnbr, Justice.
On or about July 14, 1945, plaintiff, as a stockholder in the Brandon Corporation, brought this action in the right of the corporation against the directors to recover damages for alleged mismanagement. Included as defendants were Summerfield Baldwin, Jr. and G. B. Dorsey, who have never resided in South Carolina but are residents, respectively, of Maryland and New Jersey. Both formerly served as directors of the Brandon Corporation, a large textile manufacturer with plants in Greenville and Spartanburg Counties, but resigned and ceased to be directors on December 20, 1946.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hess v. PawloskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Wuchter v. PizzuttiSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Kane v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- New York Life Insurance v. DunlevySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Paraboschi v. ShawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Gilliam v. Moog Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Krueger v. Rheem Manufacturing CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
- Johnson v. BALDWINSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
- Superior Motors, Inc. v. Winnebago Industries, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1973
- Hardy v. Rekab, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1967
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