Legal Opinion
The American Freedom Train Foundation, Etc. v. Peter L. Spurney
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 8, 1984No. 84-1438PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COWEN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court, which dismissed appellant’s (plaintiff’s) complaint on the ground that the court lacked jurisdiction. Plaintiff is the receiver of The American Freedom Train Foundation, Inc. (AFTF), a dissolved Massachusetts charitable corporation. The receiver brought this action against AFTF’s former officers and directors (defendants) seeking to recover damages stemming from an alleged breach of their fiduciary duties which resulted in an antitrust judgment being rendered against AFTF by a federal district court…
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