Legal Opinion
Gratz v. Murchison
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 15, 1955No. Civ. A. 1684PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, Chief Judge.
This is a stockholder’s derivative action which was commenced in the Delaware State Court of Chancery by a stockholder of Taylor Oil and Gas Company, a Delaware corporation. The action is against John D. Murchison and Clint W. Murchison, Jr., individually and as partners (Murchison Brothers), Clint W. Murchison, G. L. Rowsey, Harris A. Melasky, James L. Sewell, Neil Buckley and Fred P. Sewell, all of Texas. Plaintiff is a New York citizen. No question of federal law is involved.
The action was commenced on January 7, 1955, in the Delaware Court. Under process to compel…
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