Legal Opinion
Pumpelly v. Cook
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 10, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 85-0414PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
The plaintiff alleges that he is a shareholder in NTW, Inc., a retail tire sales concern, According to the complaint, the individual defendants fraudulently induced plaintiff to enter into a series of agreements by which he relinquished control over his shares of NTW. The plaintiff alleges common law fraud, securities . fraud, breach of contract, and failure of consideration, and asks the Court to declare that the agreements in question are void.
Defendants point out that when the plaintiff’s complaint was filed, the underlying dispute was already the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hoffman v. BlaskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Moore v. New York Cotton ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Columbia Plaza Corporation v. Security National BankCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Relf v. GaschCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- E. J. Korvette Co. v. Parker Pen Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1955
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- American Mobile Homes of Washington, Inc. v. Seattle-First National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1990
- Blue v. Fremont Investment & LoanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- New England MacHinery, Inc. v. Conagra Pet Products Co.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1993
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