Legal Opinion

Raymond W. Kiess v. Willard D. Eason, Frederick Kavanagh and Bio-Dynamics, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 10, 1971No. 18533PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEVENS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant is a former shareholder of Bio-Dynamics, Inc. He contends (1) that he was entitled to more stock than he received, and (2) that he was injured by selling the shares he did receive. Federal jurisdiction is predicated on diversity of citizenship. If his claims are valid as a matter of Indiana law, in view of the extraordinary growth of Bio-Dynamics he should recover approximately sixteen million dollars.

After filing an amended complaint, plaintiff conducted extensive discovery and testified at length in a deposition taken by defendants. On the basis of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  4. St. John v. HendricksonIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
  5. Alexander v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Sound Ship Building Corp v. Bethlehem Steel Company (Incorporated)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  2. Breeden v. League Services Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
  3. Edward J. Barry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  4. William TARASI, George Sampas and Virginia R. Harrigan, Appellants, v. PITTSBURGH NATIONAL BANK and S. Robert MialkiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  5. Vickie Singer v. Robert Wadman, Vickie Singer v. Walter D. TalbotCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984

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