Legal Opinion
Westwood v. Continental Can Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1935No. 7603PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
The appellant II. O. Westwood was a stockholder, director, vice president and the general manager of Southwestern Can Co., Inc. He sued appellee Continental Can Co., Inc., for breach of a contract which looked to a sale of all the assets of the first-named company to the second, out of which Westwood would have realized a profit. After hearing plaintiff’s evidence, the District Judge directed a verdict against him on the grounds that no certain contract had been proven; and if it had been, the contract was so contrary to the duty which West-wood owed his corporation and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Jackson v. LudelingSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Strong v. RepideSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Koehler v. Black River Falls Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1863
- Oliver v. OliverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Childs v. RIC Group, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1970
- Johnson v. Mansfield Hardwood Lumber CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1958
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