Legal Opinion
Nicholas J. P. Tryforos and Bebe Spanos Ikaris, and Vasillios G. Spanos v. Icarian Development Company, S. A.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 5, 1975No. 74-1590, 74-1591 and 74-1676PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals seek reversal of orders dismissing a shareholder derivative action with prejudice and awarding defendants a judgment of $92,-500 for their attorneys’ fees. The three appellants include two former shareholders of Icarian Development Company, S.A. (“Icarian”), a Panamanian corporation, who initiated this action back in 1968, and Vasillios G. Spanos, a resident of Greece, who, on March 11, 1974, responded to a notice to shareholders for the purpose of objecting to the proposed dismissal of the action. 1 We must consider (1) the appellants’…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Kansas City Southern Railway Company v. Great Lakes Carbon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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