Legal Opinion
Crane Co. v. American Standard, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 2, 1977No. 68 Civ. 1845PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.
This action has a protracted and peripatetic history. It comes to this Court bearing the mandate of two Court of Appeals decisions Crane Co. v. Westinghouse Air Brake Co., 419 F.2d 787 (2d Cir. 1969), cert. denied, 400 U.S. 822, 91 S.Ct. 41, 27 L.Ed.2d 50 (1970) (“Crane I”) and Crane Co. v. American Standard Inc., 490 F.2d 332 (2d Cir. 1973) (“Crane II’’).
I. Background
This suit arose out of the battle for control of Westinghouse Air Brake, Inc. (“Air Brake”). Crane Company (“Crane”) approached Air Brake’s management in re gard to a possible merger on May 15,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wellman v. DickinsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,823 Crane Company v. American Standard, Inc. And Blyth & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Humana, Inc. v. American Medicorp, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Gordon Car & Truck Rental, Inc. v. American Motors Leasing Corp. (In Re Gordon Car & Truck Rental, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1987
- Wilson v. Great American Industries, Inc.District Court, N.D. New York · 1991
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