Legal Opinion
Nicholson File Company v. HK Porter Company
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided April 13, 1972No. Civ. A. 4876PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff seeks preliminary injunctive relief praying that the defendants and each of them be enjoined from acquiring or attempting to acquire any shares of the plaintiff’s stock; soliciting from any of its stockholders any proxy and from voting any stock now held, acquired or tendered, citing as reasons therefore violations of Section 13(d) (1) and Rule 10b-5 (adopted pursuant to Section 10) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78m(d) and 78j.
An evidentiary hearing was held commencing on April 10, and concluding on April 12, 1972.
Jurisdiction is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Birnbaum v. Newport Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Electronic Specialty Co. v. International Controls Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- General Time Corp. v. Talley Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,610 the Susquehanna Corporation v. Pan American Sulphur CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Bath Industries, Inc. v. BlotCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Smith v. Van GorkomSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
- Scott v. Multi-Amp CorporationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1974
- Spielman v. General Host CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Transcon Lines v. A. G. Becker Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,083 H. K. Porter Company, Inc. v. Nicholson File Company, H. K. Porter Company, Inc. v. Nicholson File CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
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