meeting

A coming together of persons; an assembly.

Particularly, in law, an assembling of a number of persons for the purpose of discussing and acting upon some matter or matters in which they have a common interest; e.g. in corporate law, a meeting of the board of directors or of the stockholders.

@ annual meeting

The meeting of stockholders each year called to elect officers and directors, to ratify actions of officers and directors and to vote on corporate matters which come before it. Generally, articles of organization or by-laws fix a date for such meeting each year. Annual meetings are required of publicly held corporations

See regular meeting, below.

@ called meeting

In the law of corporations, a meeting not held at a time specially appointed for it by the charter or by-laws, but assembled in pursuance of a "call" or summons proceeding from some officer, committee or group of stockholders, or other persons having authority in that behalf.

@ family meeting

In Louisiana, an advisory jury called to aid court in determining matters or affairs in which members of family are concerned. An institution of the laws of Louisiana, being a council of the relatives (or, if there are no relatives, of the friends) of a minor, for the purpose of advising as to his affairs and the administration of his property. It corresponds to the "conseil de famille" of French law

@ general meeting

A meeting of all the stockholders of a corporation, all the creditors of a bankrupt, etc.

@ regular meeting

In the law of public and private corporations, a meeting (of directors, trustees, stockholders, etc.) held at the time and place appointed for it by statute, by-law, charter or other positive direction. This is commonly termed the "annual" meeting of such group.

@ special meeting

In the law of corporations, a meeting called for special purposes; one limited to particular business; a meeting for those purposes of which the parties have had special notice.

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- stated meeting

@ town meeting

See town

@ meeting of creditors

See creditor's meeting

@ meeting of minds

An essential element of contract, is mutual agreement and assent of parties to contract to substance and terms. It is an agreement reached by the parties to a contract and expressed therein, or as the equivalent of mutual assent or mutual obligation. Rice v. McKinley, App., 267 Ark. 659, 590 S.W.2d 305, 306.

The "meeting of the minds" required to make a contract is not based on secret purpose or intention on the part of one of the parties, stored away in his mind and not brought to the attention of the other party, but must be based on purpose and intention which has been made known or which from all the circumstances should be known. McClintock v. Skelly Oil Co., 232 Mo.App. 1204, 114 S.W.2d 181, 189.

A subjective understanding is not required; it suffices that the conduct of the contracting parties indicates an agreement to the terms of the alleged contract. Steinberg v. Chicago Medical School, 69 I11.2d 320, 13 Ill.Dec. 699, 371 N.E.2d 634, 640

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