Legal Opinion
Monotype Composition Co. v. Kiernan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 1, 1946PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
The plaintiff is a Massachusetts corpora- ■ tian wholly owned and controlled by the defendant Albert M. Kiernan and his brother and sisters. There are twenty-two shares of preferred stock, of which said Kiernan owns four, and thirty shares of common stock, of which Kiernan owns six. He is the president, but works at a machine, while one of .his sisters manages the business. The agree*457ment of association and a similar by-law1 require a “stockholder” wishing to “sell or transfer” any stock to offer it first to the corporation. The relevant by-law appeared on every certificate of stock. G. L.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Barrett v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- Longyear v. HardmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Johnson v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- New England Trust Co. v. SpauldingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Edgerly v. First National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Durkee v. Durkee-Mower, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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