Legal Opinion · Dissent

Korn v. Eick

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided October 3, 1922Published

1Dissent

'MilleR, Judge,

dissenting :

In my opinion the judgment below in favor of the defendant was clearly right and ought to be affirmed. I do not .think that the strictest construction of the contract sued on justifies reversal in favor of plaintiff.

The contract and the facts and circumstances plainly show ■that defendant desired to acquire control of plaintiff’s •stock, and thereby of the company also, the business of which -was then in a state of suspension because of legislation making it illegal to operate its plant, with the purpose of establishing a new enterprise. In this new enterprise he…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Williams v. South Penn Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Hyatt v. . AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  3. Carnegie Natural Gas Co. v. South Penn Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Kaufman v. MillsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
  5. Drewry-Hughes Co. v. ThrockmortonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1917

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