Legal Opinion
Zeleznik v. Grand Riviera Theater Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1942No. 9021PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Circuit Judge.
In a reorganization proceeding under § 77B of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 207, begun by appellee on petition of September 7, 1934, the debtor corporation’s plan of reorganization was approved and confirmed on June 12, 1935. Nearly five years later, on February 4, 1940, the appellant, a stockholder of the debtor, and with knowledge of the reorganization proceedings, began in the state court a derivative suit against the debtor, certain of its directors, and other corporations, alleging conspiracy and fraud both before and after the filing of the petition, in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- In Re ChetwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Foust v. Munson Steamship LinesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Davenport v. DowsSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Campbell v. Alleghany CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Eric HallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Schmidt v. Esquire, Inc. Schmidt v. Reader's Digest Ass'n, Inc. Schmidt v. Crowell-Collier Pub. CoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- In Re Penn Central Securities LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Magidson v. DugganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
- In Re Standard Gas & Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
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