Jones v. Missouri-Edison Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. Action by Morgan Jones and others against the Missouri-Edison Electric Company and others. Erom the decree, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by holders of 3179 shares of preferred stock of the Missouri-Edison Electric Company from a decree of relief from an inequitabje consolidation of their company with the Union Electric Light & Power Company effected by an abuse of power by majority stockholders who had control of both companies. For brevity the constituent companies have been called the “Edison Company” and tire “Union Company No. 1,” and the consolidated company, the “Union Company No. 2.” We shall adopt those designations. The history of the litigation will be found in Jones v.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jones v. Missouri-Edison Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
- Jones v. Missouri-Edison Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
- Jones v. Missouri-Edison Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
- Jones v. Missouri-Edison Electric Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri · 1905
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- Meade v. Pacific Gamble Robinson Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1947
- In the Matter of Merger and ConsolidationNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1949
- Williams v. 5300 Columbia Pike Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
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