1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 128 A.2d
  5. 128 A.2d 225 (1957)
 

COTTRELL v. PAWCATUCK COMPANY

128 A.2d 225 (1957)

Helen E. COTTRELL, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. The PAWCATUCK COMPANY (formerly the C. B. Cottrell & Sons Company), a Delaware Corporation (known as the Old Company), Harris-Seybold Company, a Delaware Corporation, Donald C. Cottrell, Ridley Watts, Arthur M. Cottrell, Jr., Charles P. Cottrell, Jr., and The Cottrell Company, a Delaware Corporation (known as the New Company), Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Petition to Review Taxation of Costs Denied February 14, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas W. Troll and Andrew D. Christie, Wilmington, for appellant, and Helen E. Cottrell, pro se.

Henry M. Canby, of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, for appellees Pawcatuck Co., Donald C. Cottrell, Ridley Watts, Arthur M. Cottrell and Charles P. Cottrell, Jr.

Richard F. Corroon, of Berl, Potter & Anderson, Wilmington, and Paul J. Bickel, of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, for appellees Harris-Seybold Co. and Cottrell Co.

SOUTHERLAND, C. J., and WOLCOTT and BRAMHALL, JJ., sitting.

Petition to Review Taxation of Costs Denied February 14, 1957. See 129 A.2d 263.

SOUTHERLAND, Chief Justice.

The essential question is whether the consideration received upon a sale of corporate assets was grossly inadequate.

Plaintiff, a substantial stockholder of the defendant, The Pawcatuck Company, formerly the C. B. Cottrell & Sons Company (herein referred to as ...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases