Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,948 Charles D. Winston v. Federal Express Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1988No. 87-5549PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Charles D. Winston appeals the district court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of the Federal Express Corporation. 659 F.Supp. 647. Winston contends that the court erroneously concluded that he was an “officer” within the meaning of section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78p(b), such that the profits realized from his short-swing purchase and sale of stock in Federal Express must be surrendered. We affirm.
In September 1981, Winston was hired by Federal Express to be Vice President of Network Systems. About two years…
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