By-Laws

Delaware GCL § 109
Bylaws

Delaware GCL § 110
Emergency bylaws and other powers in emergency

Adopting by-laws

Frantz Manufacturing v EAC (Del 1985)
Oberly v Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Del Ch 1984)

Amending by-laws

SEC v Transamerica (D Del 1946)
In re Osteopathic Hospital (Del 1963)
In re Brandywine Fibre (Del Ch 1952)
Centaur v National Intergroup (Del 1990)

Stockholder power

SEC v Transamerica (D Del 1946)

Conflict with certificate of incorporation

Burr v Burr (Del Ch 1972)
Oberly v Kirby (Del 1991)
Prickett v American Steel & Pump (Del Ch 1969)
Essential Enterprises v Automatic Steel (Del Ch 1960)

Conflict with law or public policy

Frantz Manufacturing v EAC (Del 1985)
Kerbs v California Eastern Airways (Del 1952)
Datapoint v Plaza Securities aff'd Plaza Securities v O'Kelly CA No 7932 (Del 1985)
Frezzo v Delaware Mushroom Cooperative (Del Ch 1959)

Review of by-laws for "unreasonableness"

Frantz Manufacturing v EAC (Del 1985)
In re Osteopathic Hospital (Del 1963)

aff'g (Del Ch 1963)

Schnell v Chris-Craft (Del 1971)
Lerman v Diagnostic Data (Del Ch 1980)
Petty v Penntech Papers (Del Ch 1975)
Stroud v Grace rev'g and aff'g in part CA No 10719
(Del 1992)

Construction of by-laws

Oberly v Kirby (Del 1991)
Centaur Partners v National Intergroup (Del 1990)
Hibbert v Hollywood Park (Del 1983)
Frantz Manufacturing v EAC Industries (Del 1985)
Oberly v Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Del Ch 1984)

Violating a by-law

H F Ahmanson & Co v Great Western Financial
CA No 15650

Related Topics

Delaware General Corporation Law

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