Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
8 Del. C. § 327
Stockholder’s derivative action; allegation of stock ownership
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In any derivative suit instituted by a stockholder of a corporation, it shall be averred in the complaint that the plaintiff was a stockholder of the corporation at the time of the transaction of which such stockholder complains or that such stockholder’s stock thereafter devolved upon such stockholder by operation of law.
Amendment history
56 Del. Laws, c. 50; 71 Del. Laws, c. 339, § 73
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In this title (40 sections)
- 8-294 · Receivers or trustees; inventory; list of debts and report
- 8-295 · Creditors’ proofs of claims; when barred; notice
- 8-296 · Adjudication of claims; appeal
- 8-297 · Sale of perishable or deteriorating property
- 8-298 · Compensation, costs and expenses of receiver or trustee
- 8-299 · Substitution of trustee or receiver as party; abatement of…
- 8-300 · Employee’s lien for wages when corporation insolvent
- 8-301 · Discontinuance of liquidation
- 8-302 · Compromise or arrangement between corporation and creditors or…
- 8-303 · Proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Code of the United…
- 8-311 · Revocation of voluntary dissolution; restoration of expired…
- 8-312 · Revival of certificate of incorporation
- 8-313 · Revival of certificate of incorporation or charter of exempt…
- 8-314 · Status of corporation
- 8-321 · Service of process on corporations
- 8-322 · Failure of corporation to obey order of court; appointment of…
- 8-323 · Failure of corporation to obey writ of mandamus; quo warranto…
- 8-324 · Attachment of shares of stock or any option, right or interest…
- 8-325 · Actions against officers, directors or stockholders to enforce…
- 8-326 · Action by officer, director or stockholder against corporation…
- 8-327 · Stockholder’s derivative action; allegation of stock ownership
- 8-328 · Effect of liability of corporation on impairment of certain…
- 8-329 · Defective organization of corporation as defense
- 8-330 · Usury; pleading by corporation
- 8-341 · Law applicable to close corporation
- 8-342 · Close corporation defined; contents of certificate of…
- 8-343 · Formation of a close corporation
- 8-344 · Election of existing corporation to become a close corporation
- 8-345 · Limitations on continuation of close corporation status
- 8-346 · Voluntary termination of close corporation status by amendment…
- 8-347 · Issuance or transfer of stock of a close corporation in breach…
- 8-348 · Involuntary termination of close corporation status; proceeding…
- 8-349 · Corporate option where a restriction on transfer of a security…
- 8-350 · Agreements restricting discretion of directors
- 8-351 · Management by stockholders
- 8-352 · Appointment of custodian for close corporation
- 8-353 · Appointment of a provisional director in certain cases
- 8-354 · Operating corporation as partnership
- 8-355 · Stockholders’ option to dissolve corporation
- 8-356 · Effect of this subchapter on other laws