Legal Opinion
Bliss Petroleum Co. v. McNally
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 1931No. Docket No. 116, Calendar No. 34,921PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFead, J.
Plaintiff is a Michigan corporation, organized in September, 1925. In 1926, the directors were defendants, E. C. Vandewalker, now dead, P. T. Slattery, and C. H. Bliss. Defendant Wilson was director, secretary, and manager of the company.
August 14, 1926, Wilson, acting for himself, the other defendants, Slattery, and Vandewalker, secured an oil and gas lease from Herman Oehring and wife, took it in the name of John Hopkins, now dead, and, on August 18th, at a regular meeting of the board of directors at which only defendants, Slattery, and Vandewalker were present,, sold it to the corporation…
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