Legal Opinion
Green v. Santa Fe Industries, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 15, 1987PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*249OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Plaintiffs,1 formerly minority stockholders of Kirby Lumber Corp., have brought this action for damages against Santa Fe Industries and two of its subsidiaries — Santa Fe Resources and Kirby Lumber Corporation2 — arising out of a Delaware short-form, freeze-out merger (Delaware Corporation Law § 253) by which Kirby became a wholly owned subsidiary of Santa Fe Industries. Plaintiffs’ appeal — from a dismissal of their complaint on a motion for summary judgment — presents the following questions: (1) whether the action is barred by the operation of res…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Weinberger v. UOP, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Israel v. Wood Dolson Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- CPC International Inc. v. McKessonNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Watts v. Swiss Bank Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by151 opinions
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Rapid-American Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Buechel v. BainNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- People v. Applied Card Systems, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2008
- MATTER OF JUAN C. v. CortinesNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Loengard v. Santa Fe Industries, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
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