Legal Opinion
Sialkot Importing Corp. v. Berlin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 23, 1946PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
This is an action by a corporation against former officers and directors for dereliction of duty. The complaint — viewed in a light most favorable to plaintiff — charges that defendants, in or about March, 1938, while directors, “ secured ” the cancellation of a contract which the corporation had with a firm in India for the exclusive sale and distribution of the latter’s products; that, after establishing a rival business, they “ acquired ” that exclusive sales and distribution arrangement for themselves; and that they “ secured ” plaintiff’s customers and outlets and “ purloined ” its files…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Potter v. WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Equity Corp. v. GrovesNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Jno. Dunlop's Sons, Inc. v. SpurrNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Goldstein v. Tri-Continental Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Scheuer v. ScheuerNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Erbe v. Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
- Lillian N. Burg v. Max Horn and George Horn, and Darand Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Chambers v. Blickle Ford Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Coane v. American Distilling Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
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