Legal Opinion
McCandless v. Furlaud
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 11, 1935No. 26PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
The suit is by a receiver of an insolvent corporation to compel its promoters and their confederates to restore illicit gains.
At the time of the challenged acts Máxime H. Furlaud was the president and principal shareholder of Furlaud & Company, Inc., a corporation now dissolved. For convenience the name Furlaud, unless qualified, will be used to designate the company. Carlos Reuter was an officer of the same corporation and a holder of a block of shares. He was named as a defendant, but was not served with process, and hence is out of the case, except in so far as his acts affect the…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Central Transportation Co. v. Pullman's Palace Car Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Hollins v. Brierfield Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Geddes v. Anaconda Copper Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Kent v. . Quicksilver Mining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Sinclair Refining Co. v. Jenkins Petroleum Process Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by104 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Scholes v. LehmannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Spiegel v. Beacon Participations, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Williamson v. Columbia Gas & Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
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