Legal Opinion

Gellis v. S. Gellis & Co., Inc.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided June 21, 1974PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Vice Chancellor.

Plaintiffs, stockholders of S. Gellis Co., Inc. (the “Company”), have moved for summary judgment on their petition to review an annual stockholders’ election of directors. The petition was brought under Section 225 of the General Corporation Law, 8 Del.C. § 225, wherein plaintiffs pray that the election of the individual defendants as directors of the Company be declared null and void and that the plain tiffs’ slate of nominees be declared elected. This is the decision on plaintiffs’ motion.

The relevant facts are not seriously disputed, although the parties do take…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. McLemore v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
  2. United States v. NichollSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
  3. In re Giant Portland Cement Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1941
  4. Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc. v. RinglingCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1947
  5. Regan v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Marc Nelson Oil Products, Inc. v. Grim Logging Co.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 2005
  2. Berg v. Liberty Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
  3. Andrus v. Zion's First National BankIdaho Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Bank of Nova Scotia v. St. Croix Drive-In Theatre, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  5. Gellis v. S. Gellis & Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1975

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