Legal Opinion

In Re Chelsea Exchange Corp.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided February 8, 1932PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor:

It is conceded that the board of directors of this corporation is composed of nine. A majority constitutes a quorum. Nine members were elected by the stockholders at their annual meeting on March 19, 1931. Two directors resigned prior to October 15, 1931. On that day, two of the remaining seven directors assumed to elect Pratt and Traver to the vacancies, and thereupon adjourned the meeting to October 19, 1931. At the meeting on the nineteenth, four of the original nine, including Specht, were present as also were Pratt and Traver. The minutes of the meeting of the fifteenth…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ashley Wire Co. v. Illinois Steel Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Mecleary v. John S. Mecleary, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1923
  3. Allied Chemical & Dye Corp. v. Steel & Tube Co. of AmericaCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1925
  4. R. T. Davis Mill Co. v. BennettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1889
  5. County Court v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of West Virginia · 1888

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Dillon v. BergDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1971
  2. Hudson v. American Founders Life Ins. Co. of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1962
  3. Drob v. National Memorial Park, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1945
  4. Box v. BoxSupreme Court of Delaware · 1997
  5. Belle Isle Corporation v. MacBeanCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1946

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