Legal Opinion
Manning v. Campbell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 15, 1928PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanderson, J.
The original plaintiffs were trustees in bankruptcy of Campbell Electric Company, a corporation hereinafter referred to as the company,, and they brought this bill against the directors to recover losses sustained by the company because of the failure of the defendants to administer its business with the care and fidelity required of directors. In the Superior Court the demurrers filed by five of the defendants were overruled and the case was reported.
The by-laws of the company place in the hands of the directors the management, control and direction of all the business affairs of the company…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Elliott v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by26 opinions
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