Legal Opinion

Holden v. Construction MacHinery Company

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 15, 1972No. 55059PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAWLINGS, Justice.

This is an equity action in five divisions by Herle H. Holden (Herle), owner of 49.-976 percent of outstanding stock in Construction Machinery Company (CMC) against his brother Warren A. Holden (Warren), holder of 50.024 percent, and other corporate officers involving management-control of the corporation. CMC is made a nominal defendant.

Division I of Herle’s petition asserts a derivative cause, alleging that April 4, 1964, Warren as president and major shareholder, fraudulently induced CMC to sell him 8000 shares (originally 2000, but later twice split two for one) of…

2Cases cited66 opinions

  1. Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. International Bankers Life Insurance Co. v. HollowayTexas Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Clark v. DodgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
  5. Franks v. LockwoodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959

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3Cited by81 opinions

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