Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,044 Sandra Lee Simmons Shaw v. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1977No. 76-1498, 76-1554PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PECK, Circuit Judge.
These are consolidated appeals by pro se litigants from orders of the district court in two securities actions, dismissing one action, granting summary judgment in the other, and awarding attorneys’ fees to defendants-appellees.
The procedural history of these cases goes back to 1969, when the plaintiffs, shareholders of Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation, brought two suits (hereinafter referred to as Simmons I and II) against Louis Wolfson, president of that corporation, and a number of other individuals. The plaintiffs alleged violations of various provisions of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Durfee v. DukeSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- American Surety Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Jackson Ex Rel. United States v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Tawanda R. Simmons v. Louis E. Wolfson, Sandra Lee Simmons Shaw v. Louis E. WolfsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Joe Boone and Mary Alice Boone v. Jerome Kurtz, Commissioner of Internal Revenue and David C. LoeselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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