CORPORATIONS-DIVIDENDS ON NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK

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Abstract

Plaintiff held non-cumulative preferred stock in the defendant corporation. From 1925 through 1928 no dividends were declared upon this stock; although earnings were sufficient they were used instead for property improvements. Since 1928, dividends have been paid regularly on this stock at the specified rate. In 1930 a dividend was declared on the common stock. Plaintiff sued to have this amount paid instead as a dividend on the preferred stock, and to enjoin any payment of dividends on the common stock until full dividends were paid on the non-cumulative preferred stock for the period from 1925 to 1928. Held, that the non-cumulative stockholders were not entitled to demand back dividends, this being the effect of their contract when interpreted in the light of corporate practice. Joslin v. Boston & M.R.R. (Mass. 1931) 175 N.E. 156.

Recommended Citation

CORPORATIONS-DIVIDENDS ON NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK, 29 Mich. L. Rev. 1077 (1931).
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