Legal Opinion
Piccard v. Sperry Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 31, 1941PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONGER, District Judge.
This is an application by the plaintiff for an order approving the proposed compromise of this action, and for an appropriate judgment and decree providing for the acceptance of said compromise according to its terms and the consummation of a settlement thereby contemplated, which has been offered by certain of the defendants in full and final settlement of all matters in the complaint.
Upon the return day of this motion, many stockholders of the Sperry Corporation appeared in court, and voiced opposition to the proposed settlement.
This action is a stockholder’s suit…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hawes v. OaklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Venner v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Illinois Central Railroad Company, Appt. v. Wirt AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Pollitz v. . GouldNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- York v. Guaranty Trust Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Dudley Warren Schilling, Cross v. J. A. Belcher, Sr., Cross Dudley Warren Schilling v. J. A. Belcher, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Rank v. (Krug) United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1956
- Winkelman v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1942
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