Legal Opinion
Crane Co. v. Harsco Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 13, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-30PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
On January 27, 1981 Crane Company (“Crane”) commenced a tender offer for approximately 15% of the stock of Harseo Corporation (“Harseo”). This Court denied Harsco’s motion to enjoin consummation of this hostile tender offer for alleged violations of federal securities and antitrust laws on February 17, 1981. The tender offer was to have expired on February 25, 1981, but has twice been extended. Crane has now moved for a preliminary injunction to prevent Harseo from completing purchase of 132,300 shares of its common stock from arbitrageurs, and…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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