Legal Opinion
Bovay v. H. M. Byllesby & Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided October 9, 1941PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor:
The complainants seek a decree against the defendants for the payment of $1,176,765.16, with interest. The amount claimed to be due is made up of numerous items, with interest from various dates, mostly in April and May of 1928. The case grows out of certain alleged transactions between the Vicksburg Bridge & Terminal Company and the defendants at a time when Byllesby & Company is alleged to have occupied the position of a promoter toward the Bridge Company, and to have controlled its actions through nominees on its corporate board. All of these transactions are alleged to have…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Curtis and Others v. . LeavittNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- McCandless v. FurlaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co. v. LewisohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Wright v. ScottonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1923
- Alexander v. RelfeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bovay v. H. M. Byllesby & Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1944
- Bovay v. H. M. Byllesby & Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1943
- In re the Estate of OrtizCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1942
- Fisher, Hecht & Fisher v. D.H. Overmyer Telecasting Co. (In Re D.H. Overmyer Telecasting Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1986
- First National Bank v. AndrewsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1942
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