Legal Opinion
DuPont Bayard v. Martin
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 1, 1953PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tunnell,
Justice, delivering opinion of the court:
On October 3, 1946, Joseph H. Martin, the defendant, entered into a contract with Star Publishing Company (hereinafter called “Star”), one of the plaintiffs, and an individual by the name of J. Edwin Carter. The contract provided that Martin was to do and refrain from doing a number of things of benefit to Star 1 and to sell Carter all of the issued and outstanding capital stock in Star. As part consideration for the contract, Martin was to receive $140,500 in money, of which $35,000 was paid down, and the remainder was to become due in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Maxwell Land Grant Co. v. DawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Allied Chemical & Dye Corp. v. Steel & Tube Co. of AmericaCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1923
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- Belle Isle Corporation v. MacBeanCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1946
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Joseph v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1984
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