Jessup & Moore Paper Co. v. Ford
Citations
- 7 Del. Ch. 226
Syllabus
<p>Attachment for contempt — practice; Injunctions — practice.</p> <p>1. A person cannot be punished for the performance of an act which is prohibited by an order or decree of the court which has never been published.</p> <p>2. To enjoin or restrain a party from committing an act which in itself would not be injurious to the party complaining, would be an improper exercise of this extraordinary power of this court.</p> <p>3. On attachment for contempt for not obeying 'an injunction, where the evidence on both sides is so strong and irreconcilable as to raise a grave doubt, the rule will be discharged.</p>
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- holding complaint stated basis for excusing demand where it alleged four of seven members of board were involved in self-dealing, and where self-dealing board member appointed two other “dummy” directors to board by purchasing stock in their name
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Judges: Wolcott
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