Legal Opinion
Breed v. Barton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 22, 1980PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Greenblott, J.
This action arises out of the merger on March 31, 1971, of Shepard Niles Crane and Hoist Corporation (Old Shepard) into Shepcan Corporation (Shepcan), a wholly owned subsidiary of Vulcan, Inc. (Vulcan). After the merger, Shepcan changed its name to Shepard Niles Crane and Hoist Corporation (New Shepard) and continued the business of Old Shepard.
Plaintiffs, minority shareholders of Old Shepard, had timely filed their notice of election to dissent from the merger and instituted appraisal proceedings in Supreme Court, Chemung County, to have their stock…
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