Legal Opinion
P. Berry & Sons, Inc. v. Central Trust Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 3, 1924PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
The plaintiff was a creditor and the largest holder of second preferred stock in the Mills Tea and Butter Corporation. The defendants’ testator was also a large creditor and a stockholder in the corporation.
In December, 1920, the corporation, being in financial difficulties, the owner of all its common stock turned over that stock and the management of its business for the term of six months to a committee, in accordance with the terms of a written agreement, under which the committee had full power to terminate the agreement or to wind up the affairs of the company for the benefit of its…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Abbott v. DoaneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- Griffin v. CunninghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Paul v. WilburMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Manning v. AnthonyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Carleton v. Floyd, Rounds & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Colpitts v. L. C. Fisher Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Westminster National Bank v. GrausteinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
- Kalker v. BailenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- In Re RolfeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- Richard S. Robie v. Edwin I. OfgantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1962
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