Legal Opinion
In re Buckley
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 28, 1944PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrankenthaler, J.
This is a special proceeding under section 25 of the General Corporation Law to declare null and void the attempted election of respondent, Bickerson, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Unexcelled Manufacturing Company, Inc., in the place and stead of petitioner.
Petitioner was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for a period of one year at a meeting of the board held on or about April 8, 1944. A by-law adopted by the stockholders on March 18, 1941, provided that “ the Board of Directors may remove at their pleasure any officer with the exception of the Chairman of the Board or…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Clark v. DodgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- McQuade v. StonehamNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- In Re Paramount Publix CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Bussing v. Lowell Film Productions, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
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3Cited by3 opinions
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