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BOWMAN v. ARMOUR AND COMPANY

No. 35041.

17 Ill.2d 43 (1959)

160 N.E.2d 753

JOHNSTON A. BOWMAN et al., Appellants, v. ARMOUR AND COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 22, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANK J. DOWD, ROTHSCHILD, HART, STEVENS AND BARRY, PAUL F. ELWARD, and WILSON & McILVAINE, all of Chicago, for appellants.

KIRKLAND, ELLIS, HODSON, CHAFFETZ & MASTERS, of Chicago, (HOWARD ELLIS, LESLIE HODSON, EDWIN T. SUJACK, GEORGE E. LEONARD, JR., and LOUIS R. MILLER, of counsel,) for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an equity proceeding for a declaratory judgment seeking to determine the validity of a 1954 amendment to the articles of incorporation of the defendant, Armour and Company, an Illinois corporation. The plaintiffs-appellants here seek to have the amendment declared invalid and further seek a declaration that action taken pursuant...

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