Legal Opinion

Tracey v. Franklin

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided November 3, 1948PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Seitz, Vice-Chancellor:

Essentially this decision involves the validity of certain provisions of a voting trust agreement restricting the alienability of the voting trust certificates and the interests represented thereby.

Plaintiff, Eugene A. Tracey, one of two voting trust certificate holders, and one of two voting trustees filed a complaint seeking certain equitable relief. Concededly, his right to relief is necessarily premised on the validity of a voting trust agreement executed by him and the defendant Curtis Franklin on June 4, 1946. The defendant Franklin, the other voting trust…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Standard Oilshares, Inc. v. Standard Oil Group, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1930
  2. John W. Cooney Co. v. Arlington Hotel Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1917
  3. Perry v. Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1937
  4. Greene v. E.H. Rollins Sons, IncorporatedCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1938
  5. H. M. Byllesby & Co. v. DoriotCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1940

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Abercrombie v. DaviesSupreme Court of Delaware · 1957
  2. Tracey v. FranklinSupreme Court of Delaware · 1949
  3. Hill v. Warner, Berman & Spitz, PANew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1984
  4. Rafe v. HindinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
  5. Winitz v. KlineCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1971

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