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Corporations-Officers And Directors-Effect Of Statutes On Contracts Between Corporations With Common Directors, William K. Davenport S.Ed.
Corporations-Officers And Directors-Effect Of Statutes On Contracts Between Corporations With Common Directors, William K. Davenport S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Legislative policy-making on the subject of contracts between corporations having interlocking directorates has required a balancing of the interest of corporate enterprise in the flexibility of business relations against the interest of minority shareholders in protection against self-dealing by corporate managers.
Conflict Of Laws-Validity Of A Contract-Application Of Renvoi, R. Lawrence Storms S.Ed.
Conflict Of Laws-Validity Of A Contract-Application Of Renvoi, R. Lawrence Storms S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff (British actor, James Mason) and defendant signed an agreement in England contemplating the formation of an American company for producing motion pictures. Plaintiff was to give his exclusive services to the company, and defendant was to make all financial arrangements and generally to manage the company. A dispute arose as to the legal effect of the agreement. Plaintiff won a judgment that the agreement was not a valid contract because of its indefiniteness as to essential terms. On appeal, held, affirmed. Mason v. Rose, (2d Cir. 1949) 176 F. (2d) 486.
Master-Servant-Subrogation-Right Of The United States To Recover For Injuries To A Soldier Caused By The Negligent Act Of Another, John R. Dykema
Master-Servant-Subrogation-Right Of The United States To Recover For Injuries To A Soldier Caused By The Negligent Act Of Another, John R. Dykema
Michigan Law Review
On February 7, 1944, an enlisted soldier in the Army of the United States was injured in a traffic accident in Los Angeles, California, through the negligence of an agent of appellant; he was incapacitated for duty for a period of twenty-nine days. The United States paid his hospital expenses, and also his salary during this period, amounting to a total of $192.56. In March, 1944, the soldier, in return for three hundred dollars, executed a release to appellant "from any and all claims and demands" on account of the accident. The United States sued in the Federal District Court …
Contracts - Restraint Of Trade - Legality Of Covenant Restricting Use Of Land By The Purchaser Where No Goodwill Transferred, Thomas K. Fisher
Contracts - Restraint Of Trade - Legality Of Covenant Restricting Use Of Land By The Purchaser Where No Goodwill Transferred, Thomas K. Fisher
Michigan Law Review
Defendants' intestate, who owned large interests in two lime companies operating in Washington and California, entered into a contract for the sale of a tract of land to plaintiff's predecessor in title. The contract contained a restrictive covenant to the effect that the grantee, or those claiming under him, would not use any of the limerock in said land for the purpose of making lime. Subsequently the grantor died, and the conveyance and execution of a deed, which included within its provisions the restrictive covenant, were made by the administrator of grantor's estate, pursuant to court order. Plaintiff brought an …
Municipal Corporations - Effect Upon Collection Of Tort Judgments Of Constitutional And Statutory Limitations On Indebtedness And Taxing Powers, Michigan Law Review
Municipal Corporations - Effect Upon Collection Of Tort Judgments Of Constitutional And Statutory Limitations On Indebtedness And Taxing Powers, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
In an effort to protect the taxpayer from the extravagance of municipal officials, two types of restrictions, in the main, have been imposed: those limiting the power to contract debts, and those restricting the power to levy taxes. Frequently in an effort to recover and collect a judgment against the city, one or the other of these restrictions is met. Courts seem to hold unanimously that debt limitations apply to the city's obligations in contract and not in tort, but they are divided as to the effect of tax limitations upon collection of a tort judgment. As an example of …
Conflict Of Laws-Contracts-Married Woman's Capacity
Conflict Of Laws-Contracts-Married Woman's Capacity
Michigan Law Review
Defendant, a married woman, domiciled in Idaho, entered into a guaranty contract in California with the plaintiff. In a bankruptcy proceeding brought against her in the district court for Idaho, she denied the validity of the obligation because it was not within the exceptions in Idaho law to the common law disability of a married woman to contract. Under California law the contract was valid. The agreement stipulated that it should be construed according to California law. Held, the capacity of the defendant to enter into the contract is governed by the law of California, the place where it …