Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Long Island Lighting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 12, 1953No. 22723_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an action sounding in tort brought by the plaintiff Nichols as representative of a group of the old common stockholders of the defendant Long Island Lighting Company (hereinafter referred to as Long Island). The charge is one of conspiracy and fraud against the defendant which is said to have resulted in damage to the stockholders in the amount of $27,500,000.
The parties here involved have been engaged in controversy over a number of years. A brief history of Long Island and recent litigation will be helpful in understanding the case. On March 27, 1936,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Long Island Lighting Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Public Service Commission v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Long Island Lighting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- In re BlatchleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
- In Re Kings County Lighting Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1947
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Nichols v. AlkerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1954
- Nichols v. AlkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Nichols v. Long Island Lighting Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- In the Matter of Long Island Lighting Company Ennis M. Nichols v. Harry A. AlkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Nichols v. AlkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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