Legal Opinion
Harvey R. Miller, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Ira Haupt & Co., a Limited Partnership, Bankrupt v. New York Produce Exchange
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 14, 1977No. 235, 236, Dockets 75-5024, 76-5002PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
On April 11, 1966, plaintiff’s predecessor as Trustee commenced the above entitled action to recover approximately $12 million which, he alleged, the bankrupt, Ira Haupt & Co., had lost through the fault of the defendants. Nine years later, after extensive pretrial discovery and a massive accumulation of papers, documents, transcripts and records from this and other proceedings, the case went to trial before Judge Carter and a jury. Following a six-week trial, verdicts were directed in favor of several of the named defendants, and the jury thereafter found for…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bank of Marin v. EnglandSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,959 Frank Lanza, Jr. v. Drexel & Co., Theodore J. Kircher and Christie F. VitoloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Samuel Simblest v. Joseph MaynardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- British Airways Board, 1 v. The Boeing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Leist v. SimplotCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- City of New York v. Pullman Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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