Legal Opinion
GAF Corp. v. Werner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 22, 1985PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ross, J.
GAF Corporation (GAF) manufactures and sells chemicals, photographic products, and building materials. It is a Delaware *42corporation and its principal place of business is located in New York County. In 1965, GAF became a publicly held company and its common and preferred stock are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. This corporation had approximately 45,000 shareholders in 1983.1
Jesse Werner (Werner) has spent his entire career with GAF, commencing in 1938 as a research chemist. Over the next 26 years Werner rose through the corporate ranks, and in…
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- Bell Canada v. ITT Telecommunications Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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- Graphic Scanning Corp. v. YampolDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988