Legal Opinion

Maclary v. Pleasant Hills, Inc.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided December 6, 1954PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Seitz, Chancellor:

This is the decision after final hearing in a stockholders’ derivative action seeking:

1. Cancellation of certain stock;

2. The recovery of an alleged illegal loan from the corporation to a director ;

3. The recovery of certain real estate obtained by some of the individual defendants from the corporation for an inadequate consideration, or in lieu thereof repayment of the difference in value. Plaintiffs also seek to recover profits made by one of the individual defendants on the sale of certain houses on the basis of the corporate opportunity doctrine.

In order to point up…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Guth v. Loft, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1939
  2. Rosenthal v. Burry Biscuit Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1948
  3. Lofland v. CahallSupreme Court of Delaware · 1922
  4. Elster v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1953
  5. Cahall v. LoflandCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1921

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Desimone v. BarrowsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2007
  2. Schoon v. SmithSupreme Court of Delaware · 2008
  3. Alabama By-Products Corp. v. Cede & Co. Ex Rel. Shearson Lehman Bros.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  4. Skouras v. Admiralty Enterprises, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1978
  5. Schreiber v. BryanCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1978

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