Berger v. United States Steel Corp.
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On bill for injunction and application for preliminary injunction. Heard on bill and affidavits, and answer and affidavits.
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On bill for injunction and application for preliminary injunction. Heard on bill and affidavits, and answer and affidavits. Complainant is the holder of one hundred and sixteen shares ■••of the preferred stock of the United States Steel Corporation, ■of which she became the owner in November, 1901, and for which she paid $10,759. The stock was transferred to her and ■.stands in her name on the company’s books, and she has since ■received the regular quarterly dividends declared thereon. The 'United States Steel Corporation was organized February 25th, 1901, under the General Corporation act,…
1Opinion of the Court
Emery, Y. C.
(after statement of case).
Upon the questions which are necessary and material to be decided on the application for preliminary injunction I reach the following conclusions:
First. The reasonableness or judiciousness, in its business aspect, of a reduction of the preferred stock of the steel corporation, and the distribution of capital resulting therefrom, by the conversion of stock into bonds, is, upon the facts now presented, altogether a matter of management of the affairs of the corporation, upon which the decision of the directors and stockholders, given in the manner required…
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- In re the Election of Directors of the Newark Library Ass'nSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1899
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