Legal Opinion

Morris v. WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided January 16, 1975No. 8305Published

1Opinion of the Court

PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired:

On this appeal, which followed the dismissal of a complaint for injunctive relief and the denial of a motion for preliminary injunction, the sole issue of substance is whether a Virginia corporation, organized for the purpose of dealing in real estate, may, without stockholder approval, dispose of, by lease or sale, corporate property. The trial court ruled that when any such disposition of property is made in the usual and regular course of the corporation’s business, stockholder approval is not required. We agree and affirm.

Appellant is a minority stockholder…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Maryland - National Capital Park and Planning Commission a Public Body Corporate v. U. S. Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. A Quaker Action Group v. Walter J. HickelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  3. Parker v. SagerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
  4. Thompson v. Park Sav. BankCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  5. Logie v. Mother Lode Copper Mines Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1919

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