Legal Opinion
Alleghany Corp. v. James Foundation of New York, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 22, 1953PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, District Judge.
This suit which was tried to the court seeks recovery upon two alternative causes of action in which the plaintiffs assert claims predicated on contracts alleged to have been made on February 5, 1951 or on February 8, 1951, for the sale by defendant of 153,165 shares of the common stock and 55,727 shares of the five percent cumulative preferred stock of the Western Pacific Railroad Company. 1
Plaintiffs claim these blocks of stock were unique in character because they represented voting control of the railroad and could not be purchased in the market at the time of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- William C. Atwater & Co. v. Panama RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Haydock v. . StowNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Lyon v. JeromeNew York Supreme Court · 1841
- O. A. Skutt, Inc. v. J. & H. Goodwin, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Cochran v. Ernst & YoungDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1991
- Farago Advertising, Inc. v. Hollinger International, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Alleghany Corp. v. James Foundation of New York, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Donald G. Boomer v. The New York Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Garrett v. Langley Federal Credit UnionDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2000
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