Legal Opinion
Welch v. Atlantic Gulf & West Indies S. S. Lines
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 23, 1951No. Civ. A. No. 11200PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALSTON, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, under Rule 56(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A.
Summarizing the complaint, it appears that jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship, plaintiff being a resident of New York and the defendant a resident of Maine. The plaintiff is the owner of 100 shares of the preferred stock of the par value of $100 of the defendant, and brings the action on behalf of himself and all other holders of the preferred stock.
The defendant was organized in November 1908. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bozant v. Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Wabash Railway Co. v. BarclaySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Guttmann v. Illinois Central R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Guttmann v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1950
3Cited by3 opinions
- Charles Welch v. Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Steamship LinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Gordon v. EllimanNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Welch v. Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Steamship LinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952