Legal Opinion
Reliance Insurance v. Barron's
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 16, 1977No. 76 Civ. 4094-CLBPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRIE ANT, District Judge.
This discovery dispute presents unusual circumstances. Plaintiff Reliance Insurance Company (“Reliance”), as its name implies, is engaged directly and through its subsidiaries, in underwriting casualty, property and life insurance in many states and abroad. Most of its common stock (96.9%) is owned by Reliance Financial Services Corporation, the common stock of which in turn is wholly owned by Reliance Group Incorporated, a corporation whose securities are publicly traded.
The corporate defendant (hereinafter “Barron’s”) is the proprietor of a well…
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