Legal Opinion

Stringer v. Electronics Supply Corp.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided August 8, 1938PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor:

The bill speaks of the statements which Errion made to the complainant in the settlement of the terms of their agreement as the “fraudulent representation of said defendant, acting by and through its president, Edgar R„ Errion,” by which the complainant was induced to make the assignments. But the facts show that there was no “fraudulent representation” as that phrase is understood in the law of rescission. In the first place when Errion made his statements, the corporation was not in existence. He could not then have been its president. In the next place the statements were…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commissioners of Lewes v. Breakwater Fisheries Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1922
  2. Stevens v. Acadia Dairies, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1927

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. American Legacy FoundationSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
  2. American Legacy Foundation v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2003
  3. Spering v. SullivanDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1973
  4. Air Traffic & Service Corp. v. FayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952

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