Legal Opinion
Ruskay v. Jensen
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 25, 1972No. 71 Civ. 3169, 71 Civ. 4424, 71 Civ. 3865 and 71 Civ. 4352PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge:
The defendants move pursuant to Rule 56(b), Fed.R.Civ.P., for summary judgment on the ground that all of the claims asserted in these four consolidated stockholders’ derivative suits are barred by a judgment of this court entered on June 25, 1970 in an earlier stockholders’ derivative suit.
The named plaintiffs in each of the four present actions are shareholders of United Funds, Inc. [United], and were shareholders during the time of the transactions complained of. They sue on behalf of United and all United shareholders.
United is a mutual fund registered under the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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