Legal Opinion
Willheim v. Murchison
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 28, 1962PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWSON, District Judge.
This application raises the question as to whether a stockholder of a corporation, who is not himself a lawyer, may bring a derivative stockholders action for the benefit of the corporation and at the same time act pro se in the legal proceedings incident thereto. *
This is an action brought by Else Willheim and Randolph Phillips derivatively, as stockholders of Investors Mutual, Inc., a registered investment company. It appears without dispute that Investors Diversified Services, Inc. has acted as principal underwriter and investment adviser for Investors Mutual, Inc.,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Smith v. SperlingSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Reed v. NormanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
- MacNeil v. Hearst CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1958
- Else Willheim and Randolph Phillips v. Investors Diversified Services, Inc., and Investors Mutual, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,038 Randolph Phillips v. John E. Tobin, Ralph K. Gottshall, and Alleghany CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. John Cocivera, United States of America v. U.S. Health Products, Inc., United States of America v. North American Health Industries, Inc., United States of America v. American Health Products, Inc., United States of America v. Beneficial Health Products, Inc., United States of America v. Universal Medical Company, Inc., United States of America v. Mid-Atlantic Health Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Walacavage v. Excell 2000, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- In Re the Unauthorized Practice of Law of EllisHawaii Supreme Court · 1971
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. Upper Valley Regional Landfill Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1992
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