Legal Opinion

McClung v. Hill

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 14, 1938No. 8683PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

When, in September, 1936, Whitesell-McClung Hardware Company was dissolved by proclamation of the Governor, pursuant to chapter 16880, Laws of Florida, 1935, for failure to pay franchise taxes, appellants were minority stockholders; and with S. A. Whitfesell, its president, constituted the board of directors of the corporation. Thereafter, though, under White-sell’s management the corporation continued to do business, the internal dissension between the Whitesell-McClung interests, which had before the proclamation manifested itself in a struggle for the life of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Forty-One Thirty-Six Wilcox Bldg. Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Rossi v. CaireCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Hammond v. Lyon Realty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
  4. McKee v. Standard Minerals Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1931
  5. Diamond State Iron Co. v. HusbandsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1898

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Clark Estate Co. v. GentrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
  2. Walder v. Paramount Publix CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
  3. Cosmopolitan Distributors, Inc. v. LehnertDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  4. Joseph A. Holpuch Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1945
  5. Spector v. HartDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962

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