William S. EPSTEIN, Plaintiff, v. the CELOTEX CORPORATION, the South Coast Corporation, South Shore Oil & Development Company and Jim Walter Corporation, Defendants

1968-02-14 · Court of Chancery of Delaware · United States

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1977-10-18Libby G. LYNCH, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. VICKERS ENERGY CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants Below, AppelleesSupreme Court of Delaware 1976-01-22Libby G. LYNCH, Plaintiff, v. VICKERS ENERGY CORPORATION Et Al., DefendantsCourt of Chancery of Delaware 1968-12-24DAVID J. GREENE AND CO. Et Al., Plaintiffs, v. DUNHILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., and A. G. Spalding & Bros., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Chancery of Delaware

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1963-04-05Abelow v. Midstates Oil CorporationSupreme Court of Delaware 1956-07-05Harold K. Baron, Appellant, vs. Pressed Metals of America, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and Frederick W. Richmond, AppelleesSupreme Court of Delaware 1952-11-18Robert D. Sterling, Ruth L. Sterling, Edward Sterling, Oliver Sterling, Elizabeth Parks Sterling, Realty Investing Company, Cathedral Estates, Inc., Charles Kimmelman, Milton A. Kimmelman, Allenhurst Realties, Inc., Rhinelander Improvement Co., Inc., Helen Kimmelman, Ida Kimmelman, Alma S. Porter and Ruth S. Frost, Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, vs. Mayflower Hotel Corporation and Hilton Hotels Corporation, Each a Corporation of the State of Delaware, Defendants Below, AppelleesSupreme Court of Delaware

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