Alleghany Corp. v. Aldebaran Corp.

The Alleghany Corporation, herein called Alleghany, and. the Chesapeake Corporation, called herein Chesapeake, appellants here, defendants below, are two Maryland corporations. The Tri-Continental Corporation, a Maryland corporation, and Selected Industries, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, plaintiffs below, and appellees, in No. 86 of the October Term of this court, own respectively 18,000 and 18,50.0 shares of the common stock of Chesapeake, out of 1,799','745 shares of such stock issued and outstanding.

The Aldebaran Corporation, a Delaware corporation, plaintiff below and an appellee…