Automotive American – Classic Vintage & Modern
Category: John Francis Dodge and Horace Elgin Dodge,
Join Dr. Russel Dore for this fascinating look at the historic Dodge brothers – Their life, legacy, and company.
More information on the Dodge Brothers here on Wikipedia
The Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company began operations in Philadelphia, PA, in 1912 manufacturing pressed steel stampings, automobile bodies, and parts. It was the fulfillment of Budd’s goal to produce all-steel automobile bodies that were more durable, stronger, less expensive and could be built in far less time than a traditional wood-framed or all wooden…
via Budd Manufacturing Co. all Steel Bodies for Dodge Brothers Cars — The Old Motor
Excellent video from Wheelhouse on YouTube on the early Detroit rivalry between Henry Ford and the Dodge Brothers Horace and John.
The full story of the case can be found here at Wikipedia
| Dodge v. Ford Motor Company | |
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| Court | Michigan Supreme Court |
| Full case name | John F. Dodge and Horace E. Dodge v. Ford Motor Company et al |
| Decided | February 7, 1919 |
| Citation(s) | 204 Mich. 459, 170 N.W. 668 (Mich. 1919) |
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| Judges sitting | Chief Justice John E. Bird, Justices Flavius L. Brooke, Grant Fellows, Frank C. Kuhn, Joseph B. Moore, Russell C. Ostrander, Joseph H. Steere, John W. Stone |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Ostrander |
| Concur/dissent | Moore |
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Dodge v. Ford Motor Company, 204 Mich. 459, 170 N.W. 668 (Mich. 1919)[1] is a case in which the Michigan Supreme Court held that Henry Ford had to operate the Ford Motor Company in the interests of its shareholders, rather than in a charitable manner for the benefit of his employees or customers. It is often cited as affirming the principle of “shareholder primacy” in corporate America. At the same time, the case affirmed the business judgment rule, leaving Ford an extremely wide latitude about how to run the company.
