Legal Opinion
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. v. Gove
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 30, 1937PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
The plaintiff is a Maine corporation having its principal place of business at Lynn in this Commonwealth. The principal defendants are the treasurer and assistant treasurer of the corporation, who are also directors, and who are residents of this Commonwealth.
The main allegations of the bill in condensed form are these: The stock of the corporation is divided equally into two classes, the “Pinkham stock,” owned by members of the Pinkham family and the "Gave stock,” owned by mem*55bers of the Gove family. The by-laws provide that the president and a vice-president shall be elected by the holders…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Spiegel v. Beacon Participations, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Universal Adjustment Corp. v. Midland Bank, Ltd., of LondonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- United Zinc Companies v. HarwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Jones v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- Elliott v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Donahue v. Rodd Electrotype Co. of New England, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. v. GoveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Lowell Gas Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Shaw v. HardingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. EstesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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