Legal Opinion
Warburton v. John Wanamaker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 6, 1938No. Appeal, 277PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Schaffer,
The question here involved is whether complainant is entitled to receive payments at the rate of six per cent per annum on the 10,000 shares of stock of the corporation “John Wanamaker Philadelphia,” held in trust for her, or, whether she is entitled to receive such payments only when the directors of the corporation declare the payments as dividends. A majority of the court below decided that payments at the rate named were due to complainant, notwithstanding they had not been declared as dividends. From the decree directing payment to her of the sum of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Boardman v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Bailey v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
- St. John v. Erie Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Rogers v. New York & Texas Land Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Scott v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1901
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3Cited by9 opinions
- John Wanamaker Philadelphia v. Com'r of Int. RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
- Markovitz v. MarkovitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Morrison v. St. Anthony Hotel, San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Miller v. South Hills Lumber & Supply Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Wanamaker's Trust EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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