State v. Cities Service Company
Supreme Court of Delaware
January Term, 1922. Error to Superior Court for New Castle County.
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott, Chancellor, delivering the opinion of the court, after making the foregoing statement:
In this state, the return to the alternative writ is conclusive and is to be taken as true for the purpose of the case. State ex rel. Brumley v. J. & M. Paper Co., 1 Boyce, 379, 77 Atl. 16, 30 L. R. A. (N. S.) 290. So also are all the allegations in the alternative writ which are not denied in the return. Bay State Gas Co. et al. v. Content & Co., 4 Pennewill, 238, 56 Atl. 1114.
The plaintiff in error contends (1) that by virtue of the provisions of section 29 of the General Corporation Law, he has…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Venner v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1910
- Johnson v. LangdonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902
- State Ex Rel. Brumley v. Jessup & Moore Paper Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1910
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