Legal Opinion
Judith Wilder Briskin, Manuel F. Rothberg, Marshall Irwin Siskin v. Ernst & Ernst, a Co-Partnership, Newton Glekel, Mark Williams
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1978No. 75-2851PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
A group of former shareholders of a closely held furniture company (Sloane) 1 sued officers and agents of Beck Industries, Inc., and Beck’s accounting firm, for damages arising out of losses sustained by Sloane shareholders following the acquisition of Sloane by Beck. The cases were dismissed as time-barred, and the shareholders appeal.
Two actions were commenced on June 13, 1973, by nine Sloane shareholders. One was against Ernst & Ernst, Beck’s accounting firm; the other, against the other appellees. A few days later, the nine attempted by another complaint to convert…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Schaefer v. BerinsteinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,023 United California Bank v. Charles E. SalikCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Joe Turner v. Charles H. LundquistCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Stevens v. MarcoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Wood v. Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,722 Securities and Exchange Commission v. The Seaboard Corporation, Etc., Admiralty Fund and Admiralty Fund Growth Series Litigation Trust, Cross-Claimant/appellant v. Hugh Johnson & Company, Inc., Hugh Johnson, Norman Michael Keiser, and Ernst& Ernst, Cross-Defendants/appelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Stone v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,720 Securities and Exchange Commission v. The Seaboard Corporation, Etc., Admiralty Fund, and Admiralty Fund Growth Series Litigation Trust, Cross-Claimant/appellant v. Lewis Jones, Cross-Defendant/appelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Stone v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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