Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Real Estate Investment Trust v. Weinstein
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 20, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-C-410PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
REYNOLDS, Chief Judge.
This action arises out of the successful takeover of the Wisconsin Real Estate Investment Trust (“WREIT” or “the Trust”) in the spring of 1980 by a group of shareholders which denominated itself the WREIT Shareholders Protection Committee (“WSPC”). The WSPC was' dominated by Telvest, Inc., then the largest single shareholder of the Trust. The other members of the WSPC were Harold Sampson and Charles F. DiGiovanna. The WSPC commenced a proxy fight in April 1980 seeking shareholder endorsement for the June 10, 1980, election of its own slate of directors.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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