Danby v. Osteopathic Hospital Ass'n of Delaware

Tunnell,

Justice, for the court:

For several years plaintiff has dreamed of having a properly equipped osteopathic hospital in the Wilmington area. The corporate purpose of defendant is to found and maintain such a hospital. One of the several ways in which plaintiff has contributed toward the realiza tion of his dream has been to serve as president of defendant from 1949 until the occasion of his resignation as hereinafter noted.

In 1949 defendant purchased the Sellers estate at Edgemoor and in due course obtained from G. Morris Whiteside, II, a prominent architect, plans for the adaptation of…