Legal Opinion
Kessler v. General Cable Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 1, 1979No. Civ. 53666PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JEFFERSON (Bernard), J.
Plaintiff Robert Kessler, the holder of $10,000 in convertible debentures issued by defendant Sprague Electric Company, on behalf of himself and other debenture holders similarly situated, filed an action against Sprague, a Massachusetts corporation, General Cable Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, and numerous Doe defendants. This complaint sought damages for violation of California Corporate Securities Act, for breach of contract, for breach of fiduciary relationship, and for declaratory relief. The corporate defend ants filed answers to the complaint and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,041 Sonesta International Hotels Corporation v. Wellington AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Goodman v. KennedyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Helvering v. Southwest Consolidated Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Jones v. H. F. Ahmanson & Co.California Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,706 Pittsburgh Terminal Corporation v. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, W. James Price, Alonzo G. Decker, Jr., James Parker Nolan, Frederick Deane, Jr., James L. O'keefe, Gregory S. Devine, Fay A. Le Favre, Nicholas T. Camicia, Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, Steven Muller, John K. Stevenson, Hays T. Watkins, Howard E. Simpson and Cyrus S. Eaton, All Directors or Former Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad And/or the Chessie System, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company and Chessie System, Inc. Monroe Guttmann, Loretta Guttmann, Janet Rees and Evelyn Bittner v. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, W. James Price, Alonzo G. Decker, Jr., James Parker Nolan, Frederick Deane, Jr., James L. O'keefe, Gregory S. Devine, Fay A. Le Fevre, Nicholas T. Camicia, Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, Steven Muller, John K. Stevenson, Hays T. Watkins, Howard E. Simpson and Cyrus S. Eaton, All Directors or Former Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad And/or the Chessie System, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company and Chessie System, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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