Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. Birrell
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 13, 1961PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge.
Nature of the Action and the Motion for Relief Pendente Lite.
This is a shareholders’ derivative action commenced on October 14, 1960 by the Chapter X Trustee of Equitable Plan Company, a California corporation, 1 which holds title to 198,480 shares of the common stock of Doeskin Products, Inc., a New York corporation. 2 As a first claim, plaintiff asserts that 1,000,000 of the 2,500,000 authorized common shares of Doeskin 3 were issued fraudulently and without consideration and should be returned to Doeskin’s treasury. These 1,000,000 shares, now held by the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Deckert v. Independence Shares Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Mottolese v. KaufmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Burnrite Coal Briquette Co. v. RiggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- McDonnell v. BirrellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- In the Matter of Swan-Finch Oil Corporation, Keta Gas and Oil Company, Swan-Finch Petro Chemical Corporation, DebtorsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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