Legal Opinion
E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. Laird
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided July 29, 1939PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor :
This case is before the court on a bill of interpleader filed by E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company, the complainant. The question to be determined is whether, under the undisputed facts hereinafter stated, the 200 shares of the common stock issued by that *154company belongs to Francis I. duPont & Co., or to Laird & Company, and to which of those companies stock certificates should, therefore, be issued.
On the afternoon of September 26th, 1935, F. Irving Walls, the managing head of F. Irving Walls & Co., engaged in the brokerage business in the City of Wilmington, but not a member…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McNeil v. . the Tenth National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- National Safe Deposit, Sav. & Trust Co. of DC v. HibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Russell v. American Bell Telephone Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- Baker v. DavieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Truxton v. Fait & Slagle Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1899
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Nelson v. WolfSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
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- E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co. v. LairdCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1939
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