Legal Opinion

Elster v. American Airlines, Inc.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided October 14, 1953PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bramhall, Vice Chancellor:

The amended complaint filed by-plaintiffs alleges that plaintiff William Elster was the owner and holder of shares of common stock of defendant since June of 1951, and that plaintiff Anna F. Cohen was the holder of shares of defendant since February of 1950. It is further alleged in the complaint that on or about September 12, 1950, defendant granted options to 30 of its executive employees to purchase a total of 143,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $11.70 per share, and that on or about May 21, 1952, the defendant granted further options to' 289 of its…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Walla Walla City v. Walla Walla Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Rogers v. Guaranty Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  3. Kerbs v. California Eastern Airways, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1952
  4. Gottlieb v. Heyden Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1952
  5. Rosenthal v. Burry Biscuit Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1948

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. Bayberry Associates v. JonesTennessee Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Kramer v. Western Pacific Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1988
  3. Grimes v. DonaldSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
  4. Brambles USA, Inc. v. BlockerDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1990
  5. Feldman v. CutaiaSupreme Court of Delaware · 2008

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