Legal Opinion

Overfield v. Pennroad Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 28, 1944No. 8288, 8289, 8303, 8304, 8371, 8372PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

These actions were brought for an accounting and other relief against the Pennsylvania Railroad and certain individual defendants. The plaintiffs are shareholders of the Pennroad Corporation and have been joined in these actions by other shareholders as intervenors. The defendants are the Pennsylvania Railroad and certain individuals (or their personal representatives) who were directors or officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and/or the Pennroad Corporation. The District Judge gave judgment in favor of the individual defendants for the reason that the suit…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. United States v. DarbySupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Southern Pacific Co. v. BogertSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  3. Russell v. ToddSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Wallace v. Lincoln Savings BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
  5. York v. Guaranty Trust Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944

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3Cited by91 opinions

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  3. Lafferty v. St. RielCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. ByrumSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Zahn v. Transamerica CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947

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