Hercules Powder Company v. Continental Can Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
During World War I, E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company operated in Hopewell a large gun cotton factory and employed almost all of the employable labor in that area. The management of this company appreciated the situation of a community dependent upon one industry and when its factory ceased operations with the war’s end it devised a plan for the purpose of making Hopewell a “Selected, Diversified, Industrial Community.” The Du Pont Chemical Company, hereinafter referred to as Du Pont; was'organized by E. I;. duPont de Nemours and Com pany for the purpose of liquidating and disposing of its…
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