Legal Opinion
Gottesman v. General Motors Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 13, 1967No. Civ. 121-251PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge.
This is a derivative action brought by minority stockholders of General Motors Corporation (General Motors) against E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (du Pont) claiming damages flowing from alleged violations of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act 1 (15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2) and breach of common law fiduciary duty. 2 It is alleged that, by reason of du Pont’s stock interest in General Motors, it dominated and controlled the latter in the purchase of du Pont products. The court has jurisdiction of the subject matter of the action and of the parties. 3
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2Cases cited41 opinions
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- International Salt Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Nbo Industries Treadway Companies, Inc. v. Brunswick Corporation, in Nos. 74-2127, 75-1152 Appeal of Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc., in No. 74-2128Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Callman Gottesman, Maria Mattiello, and Paul J. Peyser v. General Motors Corporation and E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company,defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- Callman Gottesman v. General Motors Corporation and E. I. Dupont Denemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Lawson v. Baltimore Paint and Chemical CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
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