Legal Opinion
Crane Co. v. Anaconda Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 19, 1976PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
In August, 1975 respondent Crane Company, an Illinois corporation, publicly announced a proposed offer to exchange up to 100 million dollars in subordinated debentures for as many as 5 million shares of common stock of the appellant Anaconda Company, a Montana corporation. This offer was vigorously opposed by Anaconda’s management *16which sent four letters to shareholders asserting, inter alia, that the exchange offer was not in the best interests of Anaconda. Before the exchange offer could proceed Crane was obligated to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Matter of SteinwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Guthrie v. HarknessSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Matter of Durr v. Paragon Trading Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Matter of Coombs v. EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Cotheal v. . BrouwerNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- New York Public Interest Research Group v. DinkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Colton v. RiccobonoNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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