Legal Opinion
Michael Biszko, Jr. v. Riht Financial Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 2, 1985No. 84-1579PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellants, certain shareholders of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Corporation (RIHT), appeal an order 1 by the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island dismissing their suit against RIHT and certain of its officers, which was brought to enjoin the acquisition of RIHT by the Bank of Boston Corporation (Bank of Boston). Appellants’ complaint alleged that the Rhode Island statute permitting the acquisition violates several clauses of the United States Constitution. In addition to their federal-law claims, appellants raised state-law claims of…
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