Legal Opinion
Peters v. United States Mortgage Company
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided July 20, 1921PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The bill seeks inter alla to enjoin the defendants (1) from submitting to the stockholders of United States Mortgage Company for their approval a certain proposed amendment to the certificate of incorporation of said company; and (2) from paying a dividend on the preferred and common stock of said company, declared on June 20, last, but not yet paid.
1. The certificate of incorporation, in the fourth paragraph thereof, defines the authorized capital to be five, million dollars, divided into fifty thousand shares of the par value of one hundred 'dollars’each, of which two million…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- John W. Cooney Co. v. Arlington Hotel Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1918
- Pronick v. Spirits Distributing Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1899
- Goodnow v. American Writing Paper Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1908
- Hyams v. Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1913
- Scully v. Automobile Finance CompanyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1917
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Keller v. Wilson Co. Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1936
- Stevens Bros. Foundation, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1962
- Morris v. American Public Utilities CompanyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1923
- Voege v. American Sumatra Tobacco CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1965
- Davis v. Louisville Gas & Electric Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1928
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