Legal Opinion
Hausman v. Buckley
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 13, 1962No. 174, Docket 27144PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a stockholders’ derivative action brought on behalf of the Pantepec Oil Company, C. A. (Pantepec), a corporation organized under the laws of Venezuela. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
In the stage of this protracted litigation1 which concerns us on this appeal, the third amended complaint contained three counts:(1) Count 1 alleged that a certain contract between Pantepec and defendant Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips) constituted an unlawful sale of Pantepec’s assets under Venezuelan law. It demanded rescission and…
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