Legal Opinion
Sutton v. Sutton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 5, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered October 9, 1992, which granted the petition declaring effective a resolution adopted by 70% of the shareholders to strike the unanimity provisions of the amended certificate of incorporation and directing respondent to sign and cause to be delivered for filing a certificate of amendment effectuating this resolution, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the petition is denied, without costs.
A corporation is permitted to adopt, in its certificate of incorporation, a supermajority rule (i.e., requiring greater than a simple…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Zion v. KurtzNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Garson v. RappingNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Garson v. GarsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Adler v. SvingosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Dubin v. MuchnickNew York Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Darnet Realty Associates, LLC v. 136 East 56th Street Owners, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Ench v. BreslinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- MATTER OF SUTTON v. SuttonNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- United States Court of Appeals, Second CircuitCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998