Legal Opinion
Ulmer v. Maine Real Estate Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 8, 1899PublishedCited by 11 opinions
In Equity. On Appeal by Plaintiff. The case appears in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSavage, J.
Bill in equity by the complainant as a stockholder, alleging upon information and belief, that the directors of the defendant company, without authority, disregarding the rights of complainant and all other stockholders, and in violation of law, have loaned the funds of the corporation upon mortgages of real estate, whereby the interest of the complainant in said funds, as a stockholder, has become jeopardized, and he is liable to be subjected to great loss; also, that the members of the present board of directors caused the annual meeting for 1898 to be held without due notice to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Brewer v. Proprietors of the Boston TheatreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Dimpfell v. Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Dunphy v. Traveller Newspaper Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Memphis City v. DeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Whittemore v. Continental MillsDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1951
- Central Land Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
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