Supreme Court of India

Pierce Leslie & Co. Ltd. v. Violet Ouchterlony Wapshare and Others Vice Versa

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Reported as [1969] 3 S.C.R. 203
Decided 20 December 1968

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We hold that the transaction was just and fair and that the appellant did not gain any pecuniary advantage by availing them­ selves of their fiduciary character or under circumstances in which their interests were in conflict with those of the old com­ pany.

Judgment, page 9

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