Legal Opinion
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 3, 1927No. 90PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
Prior to April 11, 1921, the par value of the outstanding capital stock of appellant, an Ohio corporation, was $100 per share. On that date this par value was reduced to $1 a share by appellant’s filing a proper certificate of reduction with the Secretary of State, pursuant to the laws of Ohio. No new certificates of stock'were issued' in place of the old which remained outstanding and stated on their face that they were of the par value of $100. After the reduction of the par value of the stock, the holders of 534,849 shares, evidenced by the old certificates, transferred them to voting…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Provost v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Malley v. BowditchCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1919
- Haverty Furniture Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1922
- Merchants' Warehouse Co. v. McClainU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1902
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3Cited by16 opinions
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