Legal Opinion
Austin v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 26, 1992No. 92 Civ. 1576 (MBM)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MUKASEY, District Judge.
The three plaintiffs are stockholders of defendant; in addition, plaintiff Stewart Austin is a business agént and plaintiffs Daniel J. Daly and Leonard Hoffman are shop stewards of Local 1-2, Utility Workers Union (the “Union”), which represents defendant’s employees. They sue as shareholders only. Defendant supplies gas, electricity and steam to customers in the New York metropolitan area.
Plaintiffs would compel defendant to include in its proxy materials for the upcoming annual shareholders meeting a nonbinding resolution endorsing the idea that…
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