Legal Opinion
Tanzer Economic Associates, Inc. v. Universal Food Specialties, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 10, 1976PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdward J. Greenfield, J.
Expansion and contraction, like all movements affecting nations, institutions, individuals and corporations, create turbulence and discomfort in varying degrees of intensity, and almost inevitably, dislocations. Those affected, the threatened and the dispossessed, often turn to the courts as a last resort to protect their positions and to attempt to stave off the ultimate change.
In this case the proposed change being resisted is a consolidation or merger of two substantial corporations which will effectively eliminate all the holdings of the public at large, and vest complete control in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kavanaugh v. . Kavanaugh Knitting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Voeller v. Neilston Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Beloff v. Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Anderson v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
- David J. Greene & Co. v. Schenley Industries, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Alpert v. 28 Williams Street Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Merrit v. Libby, McNeill & LibbyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- In Re Valuation of Common Stock of Libby, McNeill & LibbySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Grato v. GratoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1994
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,498 Manes Merrit v. Libby, McNeill & LibbyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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