Legal Opinion
Hodson v. Hodson Corp.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided April 18, 1951PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott, Chancellor:
The complaint alleges that The Hodson Corporation issued 34 shares of its preferred stock to Jessie Blanche Price, and that the issuance of such stock was a fraud on the other shareholders. The relief sought is a preliminary injunction, an ultimate determination that the 34 shares of preferred stock are null and void, and that the certificates be ordered to be surrendered for cancellation.
The corporate defendant appeared and answered the complaint. By order, Jessie Blanche Price was directed to appear and answer the complaint or suffer judgment to be taken pro confessa.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Rogers v. Guaranty Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Jellenik v. Huron Copper Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Wyman v. HalsteadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Cantor v. SachsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1932
- Sylvania Industrial Corporation v. Lilienfeld's EstateCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by15 opinions
- John Roane, Inc. v. TweedSupreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- Jacobs v. TenneyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1970
- U. S. Industries, Inc. v. GreggDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1972
- C. v. C.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1974
- Hodson v. Hodson Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1951
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