Legal Opinion
Harmsen v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1976No. Nos. 74-3262, 74-2962PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of the insolvency of the United States National Bank of San Diego (USNB), a national banking association. To understand the posture of the case on appeal it is necessary to commence with October 18, 1973, the date the Comptroller of Currency declared the USNB insolvent. On that same day the Comptroller appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. Several days thereafter two separate groups of minority shareholders brought class actions against the directors of USNB alleging violations of the federal securities laws and the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad PassengersSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Ryder Energy Distribution Corporation v. Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc., E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc., and New York Mercantile ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Sylvester Marx v. Centran CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,010 Fred H. Harmsen v. C. Arnholt SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Joel R. Gaff v. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Charles Starbuck v. City and County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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