Legal Opinion

Harris v. Union Electric Co.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 14, 1989No. 70374PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Judge.

This appeal is the fourth in a series of class action suits involving Union Electric Company and holders of its Series 2005 Bonds. The litigation spans the last decade and bears a complex procedural pedigree. In April, 1978, Union Electric announced that it planned to redeem approximately $50,000,000 of the $70,000,000 in Series 2005 Bonds originally issued in March, 1975. Believing the bonds were sold with solid “call protection” for ten years, several bondholders filed suit seeking declaratory, injunctive and monetary relief for a class of bondholders. As a result of the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Heberer v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1988
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,535 Harold Harris v. Union Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  4. Osterberger v. Hites Construction Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Janice Foster, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Center Township of Laporte CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Farm Bureau Town & Country Insurance Co. v. AngoffSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  2. Koger v. Hartford Life Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. Trimble v. PracnaSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
  4. Harris v. DeSistoMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Savannah R-III School District v. Public School Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997

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