Legal Opinion

Vogtman v. Merchants Mortgage & Credit Co.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided March 8, 1935PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor:

The charter of the corporation confers the sole voting rights upon the Class A common stock. The preferred stock is possessed with no voting powers. But the charter provides that in case the stipulated dividend on the preferred stock shall not have been paid for two semi-annual periods or the required sinking fund payments shall not have been made for two periods, the preferred stock shall have the ¿ole voting privilege until payment of all accumulated dividends thereon and all payments into the sinking fund shall have been made.

■The complainant alleges that two arrearages…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Cahall v. LoflandCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1921
  2. Hubbard v. WeareSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
  3. Triplex Shoe Co. v. Rice & Hutchins, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1930
  4. Kingston v. Home Life Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1917
  5. Loan Society v. EavensonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. U.S. Bank National Ass'n v. Verizon Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  2. Karasik v. Pacific Eastern Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1935
  3. SV Investment Partners, LLC v. Thoughtworks, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2010
  4. Prince v. BensingerCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1968
  5. Dillon v. Scotten, Dillon CompanyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1971

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