· 12/5/1985
Frantz Manufacturing Co. v. EAC Industries
Citations
- 501 A.2d 401
How courts have described this case
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- 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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