Chappel v. Standard Scale & Supply Corp.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The complainants must first establish their proposition that the ballots, a sample of which is given in the statement of facts, should have been counted straight instead of rejected as worthless. If they fail in this, their case is ended without regard to whatever disposition is made of the questions connected with the forty-five shares of Williamson and the fifty-four shares of Mrs. Snodgrass.
Having established their right to have the 671 votes counted straight, the complainants will succeed in establishing their titles to office if they are allowed the benefit of Williamson’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- General Inv. Co. v. Lake Shore & M. S. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1918
- Bouree v. Trust Francais des Actions de la Franco-Wyoming Oil Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1924
- Talbot J. Taylor & Co. v. Southern Pac. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Kentucky · 1903
- Standard Scale and Supply Corp. v. ChappelSupreme Court of Delaware · 1928
- Simkin v. ColeSuperior Court of Delaware · 1922
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hodson v. Hodson Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1951
- Hodson v. Hodson Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1951
- In re Diamond State Brewery, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1938
- State ex rel. Gentles v. BarnholtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961