Legal Opinion
NICHOLS-MORRIS CORPORATION v. Morris
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 24, 1959PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
This is an action by the plaintiff, a New York corporation, against its former President and Director, 1 charging him with breach of fiduciary duty. The basic charge is that the defendant, while still an officer of the plaintiff, induced the cancellation of a profitable sales distributorship enjoyed by plaintiff for thirteen years, which thereupon was awarded to a corporation controlled by the defendant.
Plaintiff was organized in April 1943 by the defendant, Robert E. Morris, and his then close friend, Max J. Bloch, to act as sales representative for manufacturers of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Duane Jones Co. v. BurkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Kavanaugh v. . Kavanaugh Knitting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Irving Trust Co. v. DeutschCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Access 4 All, Inc. v. Trump International Hotel & Tower CondominiumDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
- Nichols-Morris Corporation v. Robert E. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- E. Ward King and Myrtle C. King v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- E. W. Bruno Co. v. FriedbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- Aries Ventures Ltd. v. Axa Finance S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
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