Most of us know the Dodge brothers did some work for Ford before they created their own car company, but did you know their separation from Ford is the basis of a legal argument still taught in law schools today? Here’s a geeky, not-for-everybody, but very interesting read on the particulars of the case from a corporate law standpoint, and why Lynn A. Stout of Cornell doesn’t believe the case should be taught any longer. It’ll give you far more insight on the story than you’ll read elsewhere.
http://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1826&context=facpub