Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 9, 1934No. 437PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The action was for breach by the defendant, a corporation, of a contract between itself and the plaintiff. The defendant held a majority of the shares of two other companies, the Ashland Corporation and the United Rayon Mills, and apparently controlled their affairs; they were textile mills, the defendant was a holding company. The plaintiff had been made the selling agent of the Ashland Corporation, discharging his duties through a, company called the Cayuga Silk Corporation which he had organized with one, ITolden. The defendant’s president, Loring, and its…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hastings v. Brooklyn Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Oakes v. Cattaraugus Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Heaman v. E. N. Rowell Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Patterson v. . RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Hyams v. Calumet & Hecla Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Scientific Holding Company, Ltd. v. Plessey IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Bernard J. Lee, Platiff-Appellant v. Jenkins Brothers, Bernard J. Lee v. Farnham YardleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- William D. Pettit and Thomas J. Crawford, Trustees-Appellants v. Doeskin Products, Inc. And Keta Gas & Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- William H. Burke, Cross-Appellant v. Gus Bevona, as President of Local 32b-32j, Service Employees International Union, Afl-Cio, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Burke v. BevonaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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