Legal Opinion

Adams v. Mid-West Chevrolet Corp.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided December 10, 1946No. 32166PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.

This is an action commenced in the district court of Tulsa county by plaintiff in error, herein referred to as plaintiff, against defendants in error, D. B. Winchell, John E. Byers, and Roy F. Godfrey, the directors and officers of Mid-West Chevrolet Corporation, a Delaware corporation, for an accounting and for cancellation of certain shares of stock in said corporation, 'held by defendants Winchell and Byers. The corporation was made- a party defendánt.

Plaintiff asserts that it is a derivative action by him on behalf and for the benefit of the corporation, while defendants assert that it is…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Kenicott v. SupervisorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Farwell v. Pyle-National Electric Headlight Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Phelan v. RobertsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
  4. Putnam v. Juvenile Shoe CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1925
  5. Gumaer v. Cripple Creek Tunnel, Transportation & Mining Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1907

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Tovrea Land and Cattle Company v. LinsenmeyerArizona Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Brophy v. Cities Service Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1949
  3. Marcia Freeman v. Arthur J. Decio v. Dale Swikert, Samuel P. Mandell, Ira J. Kaufman, and Skyline CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
  4. Pasquel v. OwenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
  5. Heit v. BixbyDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1967

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