MORRIS v. WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

No. 8305.

331 A.2d 132 (1975)

Arthur A. MORRIS, Appellant, v. WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC., a Virginia Corporation, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 16, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Arness, Washington, D.C., with whom Christine O. Cook, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

George H. Clark, Washington, D.C., with whom William E. Constable and Michael B. McGovern, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees Washington Medical Center, Inc., and Deyerberg, and with whom Lawrence D. Huntsman, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellee DWS Holdings, Inc. Benjamin R. Jacobs and Barry A. Zaslav, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for DWS Holdings, Inc.

Before GALLAGHER and NEBEKER, Associate Judges, and PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.


PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired:

On this appeal, which followed the dismissal of a complaint for injunctive relief and the denial of a motion for preliminary injunction, the sole issue of substance is whether a Virginia corporation, organized for the purpose of dealing in real estate, may, without stockholder approval, dispose of, by lease or sale, corporate property. The trial court ruled that when any such disposition of property is made in the usual and regular...

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