Case law

Meyer v. Somerville Water Co.

82 N.J. Eq. 572 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Jan 22, 1914

The four companies are owned or controlled by a single interest and managed by boards of interlocking directors. … The board hied a demurrer. The propriety and legality of granting this permission must be threshed out in the law courts. This court cannot interfere. Van der Plaat v. Undertakers’ Association, 70 N. J.

Reade v. Broadway Theatre Co.

99 N.J. Eq. 282 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Mar 8, 1926

*Page 287 Complainant attempts to bring this case within the rule of Jackson v. Hooper, 76 N.J. Eq. 592 , but, in my judgment, that rule has no application here. … Riker v. United Drug Company, 79 N.J. Eq. 580 .

Argalas v. the Frank Theiss Co.

114 N.J. Eq. 512 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Aug 31, 1933

Kron v. Trenton Automotive Collateral Co., 96 N.J. Eq. 162 . By virtue of P.L. 1896 p. 298 ( Comp. … Bull v. International Power Co., 84 N.J. Eq. 209 .

Wells v. Rahway White Rubber Co.

19 N.J. Eq. 402 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Feb 15, 1869

It is not necessary that the minutes of a corporation should be written up by the secretary in his own handwriting, or that they should be approved by the board. … I concur in the views and reasoning of Chancellor Williamson, in Holcomb v.

Volk v. Atlantic Acceptance Realty Co.

142 N.J. Eq. 67 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · May 25, 1948

Haughwout v. Murphy, 22 N.J. Eq. 531 , 546 ; Brown v. Norcross, 59 N.J. Eq. 427 ; 45 Atl. Rep. 605 . A type of reciprocal fiduciary relationship between the vendor and vendee is originated by the agreement of sale. … In Brown v.

Parmly v. Parmly

90 N.J. Eq. 490 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Mar 17, 1919

While Watson v. Watson, as Mr. … It was said in Rogers v. Rogers, supra; Foote v. Foote, supra; Orens v. Orens, supra; Robinson v.

Yeskel v. Murray Holding Co.

140 N.J. Eq. 195 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · May 5, 1947

STANLEY YESKEL" At a special meeting of the board of directors and stockholders of the defendant, Murray Holding Co., on the morning of May 2d 1946, the offer made by the complainant was reported and the board of directors … Titus Scudder v. Cairo and Fulton Railroad Co., 37 N.J. Law 98 ; Mausert v. Feigenspan, 68 N.J. Eq. 671 ; 63 Atl. Rep. 610 ; K.S.S. Realty Co., Inc., v. Ostroff, 100 N.J. Eq. 128 ; 135 Atl. Rep. 869 ; affirmed, 101 N.J.

Herrmann v. Herrmann

103 N.J. Eq. 113 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Jun 16, 1928

This is a bill for the construction of the will and codicil of Henry V. Herrmann, who died on May 13th, 1924. … *Page 119 In the case of Ogden v. McLane, 73 N.J.

Ingersoll v. Ingersoll

36 N.J. Eq. 127 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Oct 15, 1882

S.) 227; Hardwick v. Hardwick, L. B. (16 Eq.) 168 ; Brown v. Saltonstall, 3 Mete. (Mass.) 423; Chamberlaine v. Turner, Oro. Car. 129; Down, v. Down, 7 Taunt. 843; Homer v. Homer, L. B. (8 Ch. Div.) 758; Winchester v. … (Mass.) 400; Brown v. Brown, 43 N. H. 17; Bishop v. Morgan, 82 111. S51; Jack v.

Ocean Beach Ass'n v. Brinley

34 N.J. Eq. 438 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Oct 15, 1881

Van Fleet, V. C. … Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 1 Gr. Ch. 349; Swaine v. Perine, 5 Johns. Ch. 482 ; Badgley v. Bruce, 4 Paige 98 ; D’Arcy v. Blake, 2 Sch. & Lef. 387; Rockwell v. Morgan, 2 Beas. 384.

Gen. Invest. Co. v. Amer. Hide Leather Co.

97 N.J. Eq. 214 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Jan 12, 1925

Allen v. … Day v. U.S.

Dickerson v. Hodges

43 N.J. Eq. 45 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · May 15, 1887

Freehold Mutual Loan Association v. Brown, 1 Stew. Eq. 42. … Howe v. Lawrence, 2 Zab. 99.

Mittnight v. Smith

17 N.J. Eq. 259 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · May 15, 1865

Edgar v. Clevenger, 1 Green’s Ch. R. 258, and cases cited in note; Melville v. Brown, 1 Harr. 364 ; Dunham v. Coxe, 2 Stockt. 437. … Young v. Frier, 1 Stockt. 465.

Seacoast Railroad v. Wood

65 N.J. Eq. 530 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Nov 28, 1903

Van Hurter v. Spengeman, 2 C. E. Gr. 185. … Wood v. Philadelphia and Seashore Railroad Co. et al., reported in 21 Atl. Rep. 574 In this case Mr.

Hill's Administrators v. McCarter

27 N.J. Eq. 41 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Feb 15, 1876

Browning, for $1000, interest from same time.” … Blair v. Ward, 2 Stockt. 126 ; Van Orden v. Johnson, 1 McCarter 376; Hoy v. Bramhall, supra; Ward’s Ex’rs v. Hague, 10 C. E. Green 397.

Lozier v. Hill

68 N.J. Eq. 300 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Oct 31, 1904

Browne Fraud. § 263; Johnson v. Hubbell, 10 N. J. Eq. (2 Stock.) 332; Gould v. Mansfield, 103 Mass. 408 ; Harder v. Harder, 2 Sandf. Ch. 17. … Browne Fraud. § 461 et seq.; Pom. Spec. Perf. § 106; Brown v. Brown, 33 N. J. Eq. (6 Stew.) 650, 660; Lippincott v. Bridgewater, 55 N. J. Eq. (10 Dick.) 208, 210; Cochrane v. McEntee, 51 Atl. Rep. 279 .

G.O.K. Enterprises, Inc. v. Moos

114 N.J. Eq. 189 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Oct 17, 1933

Assets of a corporate body are within the exclusive control of its board of directors, from whom authority to dispose thereof must be derived. … Clement v. Young-McShea Amusement Co., 70 N.J. Eq. 677 . Section 12 of our Corporation act provides that the business of every corporation shall be managed by its directors. In Knopf v. Alma Park, Inc., 105 N.J.

Horton v. Perry

103 N.J. Eq. 53 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · May 26, 1928

In the case of Havens v. Brown, 99 N.J. Eq. 75 , Vice-Chancellor Backes discussed a similar situation.

Administrators of White v. Williams

3 N.J. Eq. 376 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Oct 15, 1835

His board, on the average, was two and a half months for twenty-two winters, and was worth two-dollars and fifty cents per week. … Where there is no memorandum or note made of the alteration, the time when it was made is a question of fact: Den v. Wright, 2 Hals. 175.

Keasbey v. Wilkinson

51 N.J. Eq. 29 · New Jersey Court of Chancery · Feb 15, 1893

That the board of managers might lawfully delegate matters of such routine business to a committee is beyond question. Williams v. McKay, 13 Stew. Eq. 189; S. C., 1 Dick. Ch. Rep. 36. … Rep. 431 ; Burnet v. Denniston, 5 Johns. Ch. 35 ; Burlew v. Hillman, 1 C. E. Gr. 23), but also to estop the institution or its receiver from now asserting a contrary meaning. Sumner v. Seaton, 2 Dick. Ch.