Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 25, 1962PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Southerland, Chief Justice:
Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), brought suit in the court below against Hughes Tool Company and Howard R. Hughes. The complaint sought, inter alla, an accounting for damages. Hughes is a non-resident of Delaware. To compel his appearance, an order of sequestration was entered seizing shares of stock of Hughes in Hughes Tool Company, a Delaware corporation.
Hughes appeared (or attempted to appear) specially, and moved to quash the sequestration. The motion set forth:
“The aforesaid sequestration order and process issued thereunder are invalid, since the ‘complaint’…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ownbey v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- American Hardware Corp. v. Savage Arms Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1957
- Canaday v. Superior CourtSupreme Court of Delaware · 1955
- Sands v. Lefcourt Realty CorporationSupreme Court of Delaware · 1955
- Wightman v. San Francisco Bay Toll-Bridge Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1928
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Summa Corp. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1988
- U. S. Industries, Inc. v. GreggDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1972
- Greyhound Corporation v. HeitnerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1976
- Baker v. GotzDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
- Breech v. Hughes Tool Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1963
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