Legal Opinion
Lachman v. Bell
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 30, 1972No. 72 Civ. 2816PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, District Judge.
This is a diversity case in which a motion has been made to dismiss the complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Affidavits have been submitted but they are not sufficiently comprehensive for the Court to treat the motion as one for summary judgment. I, therefore, exclude matters outside the pleading. Rule 12(b)(6). For purposes of the motion to dismiss, the allegations are taken to be true.
The complaint alleges as follows:
The defendant Bell was the principal officer and a director of Module Communities, Incorporated (MCI), a Delaware corporation, 1 with its principal…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Guth v. Loft, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1939
- Southern Pacific Co. v. BogertSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Sinclair Oil Corporation v. LevienSupreme Court of Delaware · 1971
- Sterling v. Mayflower Hotel Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- Keenan v. EshlemanSupreme Court of Delaware · 1938
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3Cited by8 opinions
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