ELSTER v. AMERICAN AIRLINES


128 A.2d 801 (1957)

William ELSTER and Ray Wolf, Plaintiffs v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, Inc., et al., Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.

January 24, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Taylor, Jr., Wilmington, and William E. Haudek, of Pomerantz, Levy & Haudek, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Richard F. Corroon, of Berl, Potter & Anderson, Wilmington, and Debevoise, Plimpton & McLean, New York City, for defendant American Airlines, Inc.


MARVEL, Vice Chancellor.

On August 26, 1952 William Elster filed his complaint against American Airlines, Inc., alleging that stock options granted and to be granted to a large number of executive and supervisory employees under a company plan were void. Plaintiff contended that such options as granted constituted gifts of corporate assets which had not been authorized by unanimous stockholder vote.

American's stockholders...

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