Legal Opinion

Herm v. Stafford

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 3, 1981No. Nos. 79-3002 and 79-3003PublishedCited by 149 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, a class of persons who purchased Daniel Boone Fried Chicken (DBFC) stock after September 11, 1968 1 or received such stock in a merger with Commonwealth Security Investors (CSI), appeal from summary judgment entered against them in this securities case.

The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants based on the expiration of the statute of limitations. There are three basic issues involved in this appeal. We must decide whether the district court borrowed the correct Kentucky statute of limitations for claims brought under various…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Aaron v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by149 opinions

  1. Freddie Sevier v. Kenneth TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  2. Albert White v. Turfway Park Racing Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  3. Gary McKnight Cross-Appellant v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. In Re Data Access Systems Securities Litigation. Appeal of Tolins & Lowenfels & Roger A. Tolins. Appeal of I. Kahlowsky and Co. And Peter CunicelliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  5. Jane Doe v. Claiborne County, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996

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