Legal Opinion
Jane Perlman v. C. Russell Feldmann, Newport Steel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 26, 1955No. 9, Docket 22918PublishedCited by 180 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge.
This is a derivative action brought by minority stockholders of Newport, Steel Corporation to compel accounting-for, and restitution of, allegedly illegal gains which accrued to defendants as a. result of the sale in August, 1950, of their controlling interest in the corporation. The principal defendant, C. Russell Feldmann, who represented and acted for the others, members of his family,1was at that time not only the dominant-stockholder, but also the chairman of' the board of directors and the president of the corporation. Newport, an Indiana. *175corporation, operated mills…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Southern Pacific Co. v. BogertSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Geddes v. Anaconda Copper Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
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