Legal Opinion
Helfand v. Gambee
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided December 5, 1957PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marvel, Vice Chancellor:
Plaintiff, who alleges that she has been a shareholder of the defendant, National Theaters Inc., since September 1952, sues derivatively for the benefit of that corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Fox Midwest Theatres, Inc. The complaint seeks relief for acts allegedly occurring before as well as after the September 1952 date, plaintiff’s theory being that having allegedly been a stockholder of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from 1941 until September 1952, she has an equitable right to sue derivatively for the benefit of that corporation’s interests as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rosenthal v. Burry Biscuit Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1948
- Maclary v. Pleasant Hills, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1954
- Glassberg v. BoydCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1955
- Magill v. North American Refractories CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1956
- Glassberg v. BoydCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1955
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Alfred Blasband v. Steven M. Rales Mitchell P. Rales John Doe 1-10 Danaher Corporation, Alfred Blasband, Derivatively on Behalf of Danaher CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Helfand v. GambeeCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1957