Legal Opinion
Mississippi River Fuel Corp. v. Slayton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1966No. 17836PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
This litigation is a chapter in the struggle between the holders of the respective majorities of the two classes of outstanding shares of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MoPac).
The district court has denied defense motions to dismiss complaints in three separate diversity actions instituted by certain Class B shareholders of MoPac. The court’s ruling was one restricted to the declaratory issue of the necessity of voting by classes on a proposed plan of consolidation of railroads. Decision on all other questions was reserved. Slayton v. Missouri Pac. R. R., 233…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Schaffer Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Federal United Corp. v. HavenderSupreme Court of Delaware · 1940
- Brinckerhoff v. . BostwickNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Schwabacher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Railway Labor Executives' Association v. United States Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Levin v. Mississippi River Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Scuncio Motors, Inc. v. Subaru of New England, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1982
- Doris J. Wilson v. Lincoln Redevelopment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Levin v. Mississippi River CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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