The Law of Promoters: A Treatise on the Law of Promoters of Private Corporations, Covering the Rights and Liabilities of Promoters, and Also the Rights and Liabilities of the Corporation and the Subscribers for and Purchasers of Its Shares, the Rights and Liabilities of Persons Selling Property to the Corporation, and the Rights and Liabilities of All Other Persons as Affected by the Acts Or Omissions of the Promoters

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M. Bender, incorporated, 1916 - 645 páginas

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Corporations as promoters PAGE 1 2 4 6 9 9
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Use of the word promoter in America
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Meaning and effect of the term
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Fiduciary relation 15 Inception of the relation 16 The same subject Purchase of property with view to re sale to corporation
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The same subject Taking step in organization of cor
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poration
18
The same subject An illustrative case
27
Termination of the relation
28
CHAPTER II
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Invalid agreements for employment
36
Interpretation of agreements restricting sale of shares
55
Power of promoter to make contract for corporation after
73
Liability of promoter on contract made for corporation 139
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complete organization
78
Liability imposed upon corporation by act of incorpora tion or articles of association 83
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Assumption of liability by the fully organized corporation
80
Status of promoters contract pending action of cor poration
83
Status of subscription agreements pending action of cor poration
85
Assumption of liability by agreement of corporation
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The act of assumption
92
Necessity of consideration
96
Enforcement at law or in equity
100
Lord Cottenhams Rule
102
Obligation of corporation to pay for services in procuring contracts accepted by it
107
Materiality of circumstance that original contract made by less than majority of incorporators
109
Acceptance must be with full knowledge
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Liability of corporation accepting benefit of contract not contemplating performance by it
112
The same subject Contracts of a continuing nature
114
The same subject Express adoption
116
The same subject Obligations cast upon assignee by terms of contract
117
Liability of the corporation as affected by nature of par ticular agreement
118
Varying written agreement of promoter
121
Subscription agreements
122
Notice to promoter as notice to the corporation
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Admissions of promoter
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Enforcement by corporation of contract made by promoter
130
Right of corporation to conveyance of property purchased for it by promoter
135
Effect of instrument naming projected corporation as grantee
136
Title to property which corporation is expressly organ ized to acquire
139
CHAPTER V
151
Compensation of persons employed by the promoters
165
Taking commission or other compensation on sale
176
Secret collateral agreements
182
Restrictions upon sale of promoters property to cor poration
188
Necessity of determining whether promoter acquired property before or after he entered upon relation
192
What is deemed acquisition of property
193
Property acquired by gift
195
Promoters rights under contract afterward modified
196
Expired options
197
Promoter who acquired property before commencement of relation sometimes treated as though he had ac quired it thereafter
198
CHAPTER VII
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Disclosure to directors
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Disclosure to subscribers
208
Nature of the disclosure Constructive notice
214
Waiver of disclosure
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Facts that must be disclosed
219
Necessity of disclosing price paid by promoter
222
The same subject Effect of independent board of
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Misrepresentations as to cost of property
227
Ratification by majority stockholders or by directors
228
Profits where promoters themselves the sole subscribers
232
The same subject Basis of the rule
235
The same subject Dummy stockholders
238
Legality of promoters profits where shares subsequently sold by subscription
246
Effect of subsequent issue not contemplated at time of original transaction
248
Effect of unsuccessful attempt to sell shares
249
Effect of subsequent sale of shares donated to treasury by promoters
250
The Old Dominion Copper Company litigations
255
The same subject Subsequent decisions
263
The same subject Discussion
265
poration
273
Defense that defrauded syndicate in turn defrauded cor
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Intent to deceive
381
The same subject The English Companies
389
Materiality of representations
397
Materiality of representations as to identity or position
403
Materiality of representations in regard to directors
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Materiality of representations in regard to subscriptions
406
The same subject Sham subscriptions
408
Materiality of representations as to identity of subscribers
411
Materiality of representations as to price paid for shares
413
Materiality of representation that stock sold is treasury stock
414
Misstatements as to value of shares
415
Materiality of representations as to legal status of com pany or shares
416
Representations as to future action
417
Falsity of representations
418
Interpretation of prospectus
419
Interpretation of prospectus in light of particular com plainant
421
character
422
Interpretation of particular statements
425
Secret profits of promoter as fraud upon subscribers
428
Secret profits of promoter as fraud upon subsequent pur chasers of shares
429
Misrepresentations giving rise to action by corporation
433
CHAPTER XII
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Accounting for profits
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Rescission of subscription
440
Rescission because of secret profit of promoter
446
Restoration of status quo as condition of rescission
448
Methods of effectuating rescission
449
Joinder of actions
451
CHAPTER XIII
454
Defense that no benefit accrued to promoter
455
Absence of fraudulent intent
456
Prior recovery by corporation
457
Defense that plaintiff has disposed of his shares
458
Defense of election to disaffirm
459
Defense that representations concerning credit of another are not actionable unless in writing
462
Defenses to suits for accounting
463
Defenses to actions for rescission Election to affirm
464
Acts constituting election
466
Effect of election to affirm
469
Delay as defense to action upon a rescission
472
Rescission after insolvency of corporation
473
Defense that oral representations were merged in sub scription agreement
478
CHAPTER XIV
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In action for accounting for profits
483
The same subject Allowance as compensation for services
484
Unlawful commissions bribes etc
485
Measure of damages in case of false representations
486
Measure of value of shares
487
CHAPTER XV
501
Rights of vendor receiving payment in shares
521
Rights of vendor receiving payment in bonds
523
The same subject Promoter carrying out plan after
529
CHAPTER XVIII
552
corporation
558
CHAPTER XIX
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Expenses of attempted organization of corporation
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Compensation of promoters
563
Contribution between promoters
564
Subscribers not liable for expenses of abortive promotion
565
Repayment of subscribers deposits
567
The same subject Circumstances under which expenses may be deducted
568
Liability upon subscription notes
569
Proof of abandonment of promotion
570
All promoters not necessarily liable for return of deposits
572
Recovery from depositary
573
Rights of purchasers of shares of abortive corporation
574
The same subject Voluntary account of promoter as bar to subscribers action for accounting
576
Accounting by promoters Disbursements allowable
577
Disposition of property acquired pending promotion of abortive corporation
579
Liability of promoters of defectively organized cor poration
581
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