Legal Opinion

du Pont v. du Pont

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided April 12, 1917No. 340PublishedCited by 21 opinions

In Equity. Suit by Philip E. du Pont, wherein Eleanor du Pont Perot and others intervened, as plaintiffs, against Pierre S. du Pont, Irenee du Pont, Lammot du Pont, Alexis Felix du Pont, John J. Raskob, Robert Rulith Morgan Carpenter, Henry F. du Pont, Eugene E. du Pont, William Coyne, Harry G. Haskell, Harry E. Brown, John P. Laffey, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., du Pont Securities Company, and E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company.

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In Equity. Suit by Philip E. du Pont, wherein Eleanor du Pont Perot and others intervened, as plaintiffs, against Pierre S. du Pont, Irenee du Pont, Lammot du Pont, Alexis Felix du Pont, John J. Raskob, Robert Rulith Morgan Carpenter, Henry F. du Pont, Eugene E. du Pont, William Coyne, Harry G. Haskell, Harry E. Brown, John P. Laffey, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., du Pont Securities Company, and E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company. Decree for complainant, and intervening complainants.

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, District Judge.

Philip E. du Pont, the original plaintiff, and Eleanor du Pont Perot, Eleuthere Paul du Pont, Archibald M. L- du Pont, Ernest du Pont, Alfred I. du Pont, Francis I. du Pont, Louis Albert de Cazanove, Jr., Henry S. Morris and Charles Ellis Gooden, intervening plaintiffs, are stockholders of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company and E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., defendants.

The individual defendants are stockholders of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company and the E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and the du Pont Securities Company, defendant corporations.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Berger v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1902
  2. State ex rel. Brown v. ClineSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Guth v. Loft, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1939
  2. Brophy v. Cities Service Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1949
  3. Lofland v. CahallSupreme Court of Delaware · 1922
  4. Cahall v. LoflandCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1921
  5. Kors v. CareyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1960

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