Legal Opinion
Robert S. Gaynor and Janet Stone v. James L. Buckley, Julian N. Cheatham, Robert B. Pamplin, John S. Brandis and Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1963No. 18172_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Robert S. Gaynor, with appellant Janet Stone as plaintiff-inter venor, brought a stockholder’s derivative action to cancel certain stock options issued by appellee Georgia-Pacific Corporation (G-P) to appellee John S. Brandis, one of its officers. 1 The other named appellees are members of G-P’s board of directors.
The facts are not in dispute, and are more fully stated in the opinion of the trial court. (D.Ore., 1962, 203 F.Supp. 620) In brief, G-P hired Brandis as chief forester shortly after it began major operations in Oregon. Brandis was allowed to retain…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Rogers v. Guaranty Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Beveridge v. New York Elevated RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Gottlieb v. Heyden Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- Gottlieb v. Heyden Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- Beard v. ElsterSupreme Court of Delaware · 1960
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Horner v. FerronCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Kidwell v. MeikleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Nicholson v. EvansUtah Supreme Court · 1982
- Altman v. Central of Georgia Railway CompanyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1965
- Horner v. FerronCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
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