Legal Opinion

Elster v. American Airlines

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided January 24, 1957PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

128 A.2d 801 (1957)

William ELSTER and Ray Wolf, Plaintiffs

v.

AMERICAN AIRLINES, Inc., et al., Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.

January 24, 1957.

William E. Taylor, Jr., Wilmington, and William E. Haudek, of Pomerantz, Levy & Haudek, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Richard F. Corroon, of Berl, Potter & Anderson, Wilmington, and Debevoise, Plimpton & McLean, New York City, for defendant American Airlines, Inc.

MARVEL, Vice Chancellor.

On August 26, 1952 William Elster filed his complaint against American Airlines, Inc., alleging that stock options granted and to be granted to a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Federal United Corp. v. HavenderSupreme Court of Delaware · 1940
  2. Kerbs v. California Eastern Airways, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1952
  3. Gottlieb v. Heyden Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1952
  4. Henis v. Compania Agricola De GuatemalaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1953
  5. Scotton v. WrightCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1922

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. NVF Co. v. New Castle CountyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2002
  3. Hartman v. BucksonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1983
  4. Church of Religious Science v. FoxSupreme Court of Delaware · 1970
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