Legal Opinion
Alleghany Corp. v. James Foundation of New York, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 3, 1954No. 175, Docket 22947PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
As the facts are fully stated in the opinion and findings of the district judge, reported in 115 F.Supp. 282, we shall not repeat them.
We shall assume, arguendo, that the James Foundation had conferred upon W & P authority to make a contract for the sale of the stock constituting control of the Western Pacific Railroad Company, and also authority to delegate that authority to S & Co. and Baird; that W & P did thus delegate that authority ; that accordingly, on either February 5 or 8, 1951, a contract for the purchase and sale of the stock was made which bound both…
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