Schroder v. Scotten, Dillon Company

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that events as reported in corporate minutes may be supplemented or contradicted by extrinsic evidence
• “Although the minutes of a directors’ meeting are the best evidence of what took place there, [extrinsic] evidence is admissible to supplement or contradict the events as reported in the minutes.”
• “A quorum obtained by trickery is invalid and the reasoning which forbids trickery in securing a quorum applies equally well to securing the absence of opposing directors from a meeting by representing that such a meeting will not be held.”
• “A quorum obtained by trickery is invalid and the reasoning which forbids trickery in securing a quorum applies equally well to securing the absence of opposing directors from a meeting by representing that such a meeting will not be held.”
• “A quorum obtained by trickery is invalid, and the reasoning which forbids trickery in securing a quorum applies equally well to securing the absence of opposing directors from a meeting by representing that such a meeting will not be held.” (citation omitted)

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Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Oberly v. Kirby
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1991-06-04· cited 89×
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  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2011-07-18· cited 77×
• Portnoy v. Cryo-Cell International, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2008-01-15· cited 39×
• Frank S. Schmidt v. Farm Credit Services, Formerly D/B/A Federal Land Bank of Wichita and Schmidt C & R Co., Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1992-10-13· cited 27×
• Hockessin Community Center, Inc. v. Swift
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2012-10-05· cited 22×
• National Home Products, Inc. v. Gray
  D. Delaware· 1976-05-18· cited 14×
• Martin v. Med-Dev Corporation and Finley
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2015-10-27
• Sarissa Capital Domestic Fund LP v. Innoviva, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2017-12-08
• Carlos Eduardo Lorefice Lynch v. R. Angel Gonzalez Gonzalez
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2020-07-31
• Backer v. Palisades Growth Capital
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2021-01-15
• Gb-sp Holdings LLC v. Wayne R. Walker
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2024-11-15
• DSM Holdco, Inc. v. Demoulas
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2026-04-20

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Cheff v. Mathes
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1964-03-17· cited 83×
• Standard Power & Light Corp. v. Investment Associates, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1947-02-24· cited 52×
• Dillon v. Berg
  D. Delaware· 1971-05-06· cited 47×
• Len J. Dillon v. F. Steven Berg
  Third Circuit· 1971-12-30· cited 30×
• Cheff v. Mathes
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1964-03-17· cited 30×
• Investment Associates, Inc. v. Standard Power & Light Corp.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1946-08-16· cited 28×
• Lippman v. Kehoe Stenograph Co.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1915-12-03· cited 26×
• Dillon v. Scotten, Dillon Company
  D. Delaware· 1971-12-16· cited 13×
• Young v. Janas
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1954-03-10· cited 12×
• Dillon v. Berg
  D. Delaware· 1972-11-29· cited 8×
• New York Stock Exchange v. Pickard & Company
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1971-09-20· cited 4×
• Chapman v. Barton
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1951-12-27· cited 2×