Legal Opinion
Robinson v. First National City Bank
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 4, 1979No. 72 Civ. 1854 (WCC)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CONNER, District Judge:
Defendants have moved to dismiss this class action on grounds of res judicata. Named plaintiffs have not opposed the motion. For reasons stated below, the motion will be granted under Rule 56, F.R.Civ.P., with prejudice as to named plaintiffs, and without prejudice as to other members of the class.
Background
On May 4, 1972, plaintiffs filed this class action in the Southern District of New York on behalf of those Penn Central railroad shareholders 1 who participated in the 1969 merger and restructuring of the railroad into a holding company, the Penn…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- City of New York v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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