Legal Opinion
Smith v. Fitzsimmons
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 7, 1967No. 66 Civ. 1638PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BONSAL, District Judge.
Defendants Kirby, Fitzsimmons and Alleghany Corporation move pursuant to Rule 12 and Rule 56 of the Federal *730Rules of Civil Procedure to dismiss the complaint, and plaintiffs move for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 on “count” one of the complaint. Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint is granted and plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment is denied.
In his farewell address to the Congress of the United States, General MacArthur remarked that, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.” The plaintiffs, stockholders of Alleghany Corporation…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Morris Smith and David Wiener, Applicants-Appellants v. Alleghany Corporation, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. And Fred M. Kirby II as Guardians of the Property of Allan P. Kirby, Fred M. Kirby and Charles T. Ireland, Jr., Morris Smith and David Wiener, Individually and on Their Own Behalf and That of All Other Shareholders of Alleghany Corporation Similarly Situated and Derivatively on Behalf of Alleghany Corporation v. Robert J. Fitzsimmons, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. And Fred M. Kirby II as Guardians of the Property of Allan P. Kirby, and Alleghany Corporation, Alleghany Corporation v. Allan P. Kirby, Jr. And Fred M. Kirby II as Guardians of the Property of Allan P. Kirby, Charles T. Ireland, Jr. And Fred M. KirbyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Morris Smith and David Wiener, Applicants-Appellants v. Alleghany Corporation, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. And Fred m.kirby II as Guardians of the Property of Allan P. Kirby, Fred M. Kirby Andcharles T. Ireland, Jr., Morris Smith and David Wiener, Individually and on Their Own Behalf and Thatof All Other Shareholders of Alleghany Corporation Similarly Situated Andderivatively on Behalf of Alleghany Corporation v. Robert J. Fitzsimmons, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. And Fred M. Kirby II as Guardiansof the Property of Allan P. Kirby, and Alleghany Corporation, Alleghany Corporation v. Allan P. Kirby, Jr. And Fred M. Kirby II as Guardians of the Property of Allanp. Kirby, Charles T. Ireland, Jr. And Fred M. KirbyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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