Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Baltimore Paint and Chemical Corporation
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 31, 1972No. Civ. 18497PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, District Judge.
This shareholder’s derivative suit, seeking damages from former directors and officers of Baltimore Paint and Chemical Corporation (Baltimore Paint), has been tried before the court without a jury. The second amended complaint, on which the case went to trial, alleges that at some time prior to January 1, 1961, defendants Krock, Muscat and Huffines (the trio) formed a plan and conspiracy to acquire, directly or indirectly, for their personal benefit, effective control of a “multitude of corporations”, including Baltimore Paint; that pursuant thereto the trio and…
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