Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Trueblood
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 31, 1980No. 79-1892PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs, Gilbert and Hervey Johnson, appeal from a judgment for the defendants, majority shareholders and directors of Penn Eastern Development Co., in this diversity suit charging the defendants with fraud and breach of fiduciary duty under Delaware law.
I
The present controversy centers on the conduct of the affairs of Penn Eastern, incorporated in June 1968 as a real estate development company. The plaintiffs, Gilbert and Hervey Johnson, owned a 47 percent interest in Penn Eastern. The defendants, Samuel and Arnold Trueblood and Harry Salwen,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by129 opinions
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