Legal Opinion
Benson v. Braun
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 1956PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarcus G. Christ, J.
This is a stockholders’ derivative and representative action brought by two stockholders of the Prosperity Company (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Prosperity”), a domestic corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing commercial laundry equipment. The individual defendants are former directors, officers and stockholders of Prosperity who were in control of Prosperity at the time of the transaction of which the plaintiffs complain.
The amended complaint alleges that the individual defendants, as officers, directors and owners of the controlling stock of Prosperity, in breach of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Porter v. HealySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,656 Simon v. Haberman v. John D. MurchisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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- Teich v. Arthur Andersen & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
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