Legal Opinion
Clarence v. Watson v. Woodrow C. Button
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1956No. 14973PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
Watson appeals from a judgment of the District Court for the District of Oregon awarding appellee recovery of $13,945.98 of corporate funds misappropriated by appellant, the former general manager of Highway Freight, Inc. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship and the substantive law of Oregon governs.
The appellant embezzler contends (A) that the cause of action belonged to the corporation and not to appellee, and therefore the District Court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the complaint. He further contends (B) that if an individual recovery is…
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- Hammer v. WernerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- In Re Chapman Coal Co. National Acceptance Co. Of Chicago v. Magill. National Acceptance Co. Of Chicago v. District No. 1, Progressive Mine Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
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