Legal Opinion
Clarkson Co. v. Shaheen
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 15, 1981No. Nos. 765-767 and 778, Dockets 80-7664, 80-7712, 80-7754 and 80-7790PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment won in the Southern District of New York by The Clarkson Company Limited, the Newfoundland trustee in bankruptcy of Newfoundland Refining Company Limited (NRC), suing in diversity jurisdiction to recover monies advanced or loaned by NRC to John Shaheen and companies controlled by him (the Shaheen group), and to recover damages from five individual directors of NRC for causing such loans to be made. At trial, the jury found that Shaheen and his companies owed a total of $50 million to NRC; of this, $30 million, consisting of loans made…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Intercontinental Planning, Ltd. v. Daystrom Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Ward v. City Trust Co. of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Scientific Holding Company, Ltd. v. Plessey IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- New York Credit Men's Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. WeissNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Corporacion Venezolana De Fomento v. Vintero Sales Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
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3Cited by19 opinions
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