Legal Opinion

Wolf v. Globe Liquor Co.

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided March 25, 1954PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wolcott,

Justice, for the Court: This appeal involves the question of the right of a former employee to demand an accounting from his employer of additional profits in past years, to a percentage of which the employee contends he was entitled pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement. The facts of the case are as follows:

Globe Liquor Company, the appellee (hereinafter called Globe), is a Delaware corporation engaged in the wholesale liquor business. Some time in 1937, Morton Lazarus acquired all of its outstanding stock and, in July of that year, in Globe’s behalf, entered into an…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Marvel v. OrtlipCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1866
  2. Jones v. SavinSuperior Court of Delaware · 1916
  3. Graham v. National BankSuperior Court of Delaware · 1923
  4. Wolf v. Globe Liquor Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1953

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Bechtel v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  2. Wilson v. American Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
  3. Haft v. Dart Group Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1993
  4. Clauson v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1961
  5. Field v. AllynCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1983

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