Legal Opinion
Barry Drayer v. Sidney Krasner, Leonard Miller, H. Hentz & Co., Inc. And Shearson Hayden Stone Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 25, 1978No. 256, Docket 77-7364PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This action, wherein federal jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship, was instituted in the District Court for the Southern District of New York by Barry Drayer against H. Hentz & Co., a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) firm which had employed Drayer as a registered representative; Shearson Hayden Stone Inc. (Shearson), also a NYSE firm, which was alleged to be Hentz’ successor in interest; and two individuals who had been officers of Hentz and had become officers of Shear-son. The complaint alleged that defendants had wrongfully terminated Drayer’s employment…
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