Legal Opinion
Lehrman v. Cohen
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 8, 1966PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Herrmann, Justice.
The primary problem presented on this appeal involves the applicability of the Delaware Voting Trust Statute. 1 Other questions involve the legality of stock having voting power but no dividend or liquidation rights except repayment of par value, and an alleged unlawful delegation of directorial duties and powers.
These are the material facts :
Giant Food Inc. (hereinafter the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1935 by the defendant N. M. Cohen and Samuel Lehrman, deceased father of the plaintiff Jacob Lehrman. From its inception, the Company was controlled by the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sterling Industries, Inc. v. Ball Bearing Pen Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc. v. RinglingCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1947
- Matter of Morse (Bank of America)New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Abercrombie v. DaviesSupreme Court of Delaware · 1957
- Abercrombie v. DaviesCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1956
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3Cited by20 opinions
- University Computing Co. v. Lykes-Youngstown Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Providence & Worcester Co. v. BakerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
- Stroh v. Blackhawk Holding Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1971
- Chapin v. Benwood Foundation, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1979
- Robert Freedman v. Sumner RedstoneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2014
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