Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Great American Industries, Inc.
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided August 14, 1991No. 80-CV-841PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION & ORDER
McCURN, Chief Judge.
I. Background
This action arose out of the merger in 1979 of defendant Great American Industries, Inc. (“GAI”) and defendant Chenango Industries, Inc. (“Chenango”). The plaintiff, Alexander Wilson, was a minority shareholder in Chenango. Wilson is the class representative for minority shareholders on the date of the merger. This court, in Wilson v. Great American Indus., Inc., 661 F.Supp. 1555 (N.D.N.Y.1987) (“Wilson I”), granted judgment in favor of the defendants, finding that none of the plaintiffs’ claims under the federal securities statutes…
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