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· 12/5/1985

Frantz Manufacturing Co. v. EAC Industries

Citations

  • 501 A.2d 401

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that a bylaw that is inconsistent with any statute is void
  • noting that a bylaw that is inconsistent with any statute is void
  • addressing board’s funding of ESOP in response to threat of action by controller
  • “Schnell prohibits incumbent management from entrenching itself by taking action which, though legally possible, is inequitable.”
  • “The bylaws of a corporation are presumed to be valid, and the courts will construe the bylaws in a manner consistent with the law rather than strike down the bylaws. A bylaw that is inconsistent with any statute or rule of common law, however, is void.”

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Judges: Christie, McNEILLY, Moore

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