· 5/6/1969
Downing Development Corp. v. Brazelton
Citations
- 252 A.2d 849
- 253 Md. 390
- 1969 Md. LEXIS 973
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the statutory requirement that a two-thirds majority of stockholders approve a sale of substantial corporate assets was incorporated into the proposed sale agreement
- holding that the statutory requirement that a two-thirds majority of stockholders approve a sale of substantial corporate assets was incorporated into the proposed sale agreement
- holding that dismissal of action was not error when written opinion “delineated in some detail” rights of parties and reasons for court’s holding
- contract to sell virtually all assets entered without statutorily required shareholder approval was “invalid and of no legal effect”
- corporate resolution purportedly authorizing sale gave no indication that an offer to purchase had been submitted to the directors
- contract for sale of corporate assets
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Judges: Hammond, Marbury, Barnes, McWilliams, Finan, Singley
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