BLANDIN v. UNITED NORTH & SOUTH DEVELOPMENT CO.


134 A.2d 706 (1957)

John J. BLANDIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED NORTH and SOUTH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, a dissolved corporation of the State of Delaware, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

October 3, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest S. Wilson, Jr. (of Morford & Bennethum), Wilmington, for appellant.

John P. Sinclair (of Berl, Potter & Anderson), Wilmington, for appellee.

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


SOUTHERLAND, Chief Justice.

The essential question in this case is whether, under the language of a corporate charter, dividends on cumulative preferred stock are cumulative from the date of the issue of the stock, or from an earlier date.

United North and South Development Company is a Delaware corporation. Its authorized capital consists of common stock and two series of preferred stock, "A" and "B". This suit concerns the dividend preferences of the preferred...

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