Legal Opinion
Adalman v. Baker, Watts & Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 13, 1984No. Civ. Y-83-2485PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.
Third-party defendants Julia M. Walsh & Sons, Inc., Henry T. Donaldson, and Thomas D. Walsh (collectively the “Walsh group”) have submitted a motion for summary judgment as to the third-party complaint filed by defendant Baker, Watts & Co. and BW Resources, Inc. (“Baker, Watts”). The grounds for this motion are that: (1) indemnity is not allowed to wrongdoers under the federal securities laws or parallel state laws, because it would violate established public policies, (2) contribution does not lie where the plaintiffs claim does not assert that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,926 Heizer Corporation v. Jordon RossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Wassel v. EglowskyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- McLean v. AlexanderDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1978
- Gould v. American-Hawaiian Steamship CompanyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re Olympia Brewing Co. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
- In Re Citisource, Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Nelson v. BennettDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1987
- In Re Crazy Eddie Securities LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1990
- Southard v. Buccaneer Homes Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1995
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