Legal Opinion

Adams v. Clearance Corp.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided September 28, 1955PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marvel, Vice Chancellor:

The individual plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Adams, who are respectively chairman of the board and president of the corporate plaintiff, are also the holders of a majority of the voting stock of such corporation. The plaintiff, Almera Corporation, a Delaware corporation, holds voting control of Clearance Corporation, also a Delaware corporation, which latter corporation controls a third Delaware corporation, namely General and Telephone Investments, Inc. The last named corporation in turn owns most of the issued and outstanding stock of Theodore Gary and Company, a foreign…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Allied Chemical & Dye Corp. v. Steel & Tube Co. of AmericaCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1923
  2. Perry v. Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1937
  3. Allied Chemical & Dye Corp. v. Steel & Tube Co. of AmericaCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1923
  4. Brown v. McLanahanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1945
  5. Appon v. Belle Isle Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1946

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Manacher v. ReynoldsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1960
  2. Manacher v. ReynoldsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1960
  3. Smith v. Good Music Station, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1957
  4. Adams v. CLEARANCE CORPORATIONCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1955

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