Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,011 Howard C. Hirsch v. Edmond Du Pont, and Haskins & Sells and New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 7, 1977No. 622, Docket 76-7428PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge:
In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s the collapse of the securities market threatened the very structure of the securities industry. 1 Such highly respected firms as Hayden, Stone, Goodbody & Co., and F.I. du Pont found themselves on the brink of insolvency. Some succumbed, and others saved themselves by providential mergers or emergency transfusions of capital. 2 The delicate financial maneuverings of this crisis period have spawned much litigation, including the case before us.
The appellants, Howard Hirsch, Paul Kohns, and Marshall Mundheim, former partners in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,959 Frank Lanza, Jr. v. Drexel & Co., Theodore J. Kircher and Christie F. VitoloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,865 James Arneil and Vernon A. Stockwell v. James B. Ramsey, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Bertha Hecht, and v. Harris, Upham & Co., a Partnership, Harris, Upham & Co., Inc., a Corporation, AndCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by112 opinions
- John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Rolf v. Blyth, Eastman Dillon & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,588 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stephen MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Mallis v. Bankers Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Iit, An International Investment Trust v. Bernard CornfeldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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