Legal Opinion
Burton v. Exxon Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 18, 1984No. 81 Civ. 5040 (GLG)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge:
This is a class action brought by plaintiff John R. Burton on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated holders of $7 Cumulative Second Preferred Stock of the European Gas & Electric Company (“Eurogasco") against Eurogasco, the Exxon Corporation (“Exxon”), R.F. Dilworth, D.G. Gill, and W.W. Stewart. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties to the Second Preferred stockholders, and seeks various forms of equitable relief. Briefly stated, the plaintiff argues that the defendants engaged in a course of conduct which…
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