Blanton v. Austin’s Empirical Analysis
1965
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
June 1999
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Construction & General Labor Union, Local No. 688 v. Stephenson · Taylor v. Catalon · Kirkwood v. Domnau · Ex Parte Williams · Shear Co. v. Wilson
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]he law recognizes the general principle that the legal title to shares may be in one person; that is, the holder of the stock certificate, whereas equitable ownership of all the shares, or a portion thereof, may be in another person. The whole beneficial interest in the shares may belong to others, or others may be beneficially interested with the registered owner or certificate holder....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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