Legal Opinion
Matthies v. Seymour Manufacturing Co.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided December 9, 1958No. Civ. Nos. 7303, 7304PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Chief Judge.
In these companion actions, one a class action by a beneficiary of a trust, and the other a derivative shareholder’s action by the same person as a holder of equitable interest in corporate shares through the trust, defendants move to dismiss.
Memorandum on Jurisdiction
In Civil 7304, plaintiff, George C. Mat-thies, has brought suit “on behalf of himself and all other beneficiaries of the trusts created by George E. Matthies and Annie W. Matthies,” both deceased, against the three trustees of those trusts. Earl B. Boies, Raymond E. Hackett, and H. George Carroll,…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v. Hartford-Empire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Hawes v. OaklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Sims v. Parke Davis & Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1971
- Harvey B. Johnson v. Rac CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- George C. Matthies v. Seymour Manufacturing Company, George C. Matthies v. Earl B. Boies, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Johnson v. Helicopter & Airplane Services Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- Caribbean Mills, Inc. v. Clayton S. KramerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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