Legal Opinion
Gow v. Consolidated Coppermines Corp.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided February 15, 1933PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor:
1. Was the number of directors lawfully increased from nine to fifteen? If the board was so increased in number, it was solely due to the amendment of the by-laws. The master found that this amendment was void and that therefore the six new directorates had not been created. He based his finding on the legal proposition that it was not permissible to effect a change in the number of directors of this particular corporation through a by-law amendment. His view was that as the charter of the corporation provided that the board should consist of nine members, the subject was…
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