Legal Opinion

United States Steel Corp. v. Hodge

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided February 18, 1903PublishedCited by 39 opinions

On appeal from an order of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Emery, whose opinion is reported in 19 Dick. Ch. Rep. 90.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Van Syckel, J.

The subject-matter of this appeal is an order granted by the court of chancery, at the instance of the complainants, restraining the defendants from executing, issuing, delivering or receiving any bond or mortgage, under certain resolutions of the stockholders of the United States Steel Corporation, passed May 19th, 1902, providing for the reduction of $200,000,000 of its *809preferred stock and the retirement thereof out of bonds or the proceeds of bonds.

Three of the complainants in the bill as originally filed voluntarily withdrew from the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Williamson v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
  2. Leavenworth County Commissioners v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. Nye v. StorerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
  4. Shaw v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
  5. State v. Board of Public WorksSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1894

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Keenan v. EshlemanSupreme Court of Delaware · 1938
  2. Gallup v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
  3. Allied Chemical & Dye Corp. v. Steel & Tube Co. of AmericaCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1923
  4. Barnes v. Spencer & Barnes Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1910
  5. Chambers v. Beaver-Advance Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

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