Legal Opinion
Russell McPhail v. The L. S. Starrett Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 18, 1958No. 5330PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered for the defendant in a suit brought by a minority stockholder to enjoin his corporation from putting an employees’ stock option plan into operation. The plaintiff is a citizen of Florida, the defendant is a Massachusetts corporation, and there can be no doubt whatever that the matter in controversy between them exceeds the sum or value of $3,000 exclusive of interest and costs. Thus federal jurisdiction under Title 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (a) (1) is clearly established.
The L. S. Starrett Company, the defendant-appellee herein, is an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Rogers v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Kerbs v. California Eastern Airways, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- Rosenthal v. Burry Biscuit Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1948
- Andersen v. Albert & J. M. Anderson Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Treadway Companies, Inc. v. Care Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Kors v. CareyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1960
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