Legal Opinion
Emhart Corp. v. USM Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 7, 1975No. 75-1395PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
On October 14, 1975, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction1 enjoining the carrying out of a tender offer made by appellant Emhart Corporation on September 9, 1975, to purchase from public shareholders of appellee USM Corporation, formerly United Shoe Machinery Corporation, 1,000,000 common shares, at $23 a share. Emhart already owned 1,241,500 shares, and if the tender offer were successful it would possess some 54% of USM’s common stock and 43% voting power. The court based its order on its finding that “the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1953
- Federal Trade Commission v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United Shoe MacHinery Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Missouri Portland Cement Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. Cargill, Incorporated, Defendant-Appellee-Appellant, and the First BostoncorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,877 Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. v. Tiger International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Berman v. Gerber Products Co.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1978
- United States v. Gillette Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1975
- Federal Trade Commission v. Atlantic Richfield Company and the Anaconda CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Nat. Broadcasting Co., Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1978
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