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Borland's Trustee v Steel Brothers & Co Ltd

[1901] 1 Ch 279

[1901] 1 Ch 279 · Chancery Division

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Court
Chancery Division
Year
1901
Subjects
Company Law
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

A share is not a sum of money but an interest measured by a sum of money: a bundle of rights including the right to dividend, vote, and surplus assets on winding up

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