Legal Opinion
Cathedral Estates, Inc. v. The Taft Realty Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 6, 1955No. 52, Docket 23634PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.
Defendants appeal from a judgment against them in a stockholders’ derivative suit seeking to set aside the sale of the Hotel Taft in New Haven. The defendants Lebis had a 92% interest in vendor, Taft Realty Corporation, in which plaintiffs are minority stockholders. At the time of the conveyance Samuel Lebis was in control of Taft Realty, and the officers, directors and voting trustees of that corporation were his nominees. The New Haven Realty Corporation, to which the Hotel Taft was conveyed, was wholly owned and controlled by the Lebises and the three directors of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Winkelman v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1942
- Hyams v. Calumet & Hecla Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915
- Craftsman Finance & Mortgage Co. v. BrownDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1945
- Dana v. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by69 opinions
- Dorothy Elfenbein v. Gulf & Western Industries, Inc., and Stelux Manufacturing Co., and Bulova Watch Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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- In Re Kauffman Mutual Fund Actions. Joseph B. KauffmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- In Re Caesars Palace Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Pioche Mines Consolidated, Inc., Ely Valley Mines, Inc., and John Janney v. Helen Dolman, John Janney v. Helen DolmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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