White v. . Kincaid’s Empirical Analysis

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23 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Such cases almost invariably arise when the management of a solvent concern, going and prosperous, *Page 64 ceases operations and determines to dissolve and sell out, with a view of continuing the same or similar business under different control, and when there is indication given that the sole purpose was to oppress some of the stockholders and confiscate their holdings, or when it is done in furtherance of some scheme to promote the pecuniary interest of the actors, and to the detriment of the corporation, giving indication of a breach of trust on the part of the authorities in charge and control of the corporate affairs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Paine v. Saulsbury

2. ““It is a principle well established, that where a person, corporation, or individual is doing a lawful thing in a lawful way, his conduct is not actionable, though it may result in damage to another; for though the damage done is undoubted, no legal right of another is invaded, and hence it is said to be damnum absque injuña.” (p. 419.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Shepler v. Kansas Milling Co.

3. “controlling number of stockholders are exercising their authority in dictating the action of the directors, thereby causing a breach of fiduciary duty.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 251 N.C. App. 45 - Corwin v. British American Tobacco PLC