Legal Opinion
Meckel v. Continental Resources Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 21, 1985No. 176, Docket 84-7446PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.
The issue on this appeal is whether there was a genuine issue of disputed fact as to whether notice of redemption was mailed to debenture holders advising them of their option to convert their debentures into common stock by a certain date. Appellants, agents for several debenture holders, instituted an action alleging that the holders failed to take advantage of the favorable conversion option because the redemption notice was inadequate. The substance of their argument below was, in effect, that “a word to the wise is sufficient,” and since some holders did not act…
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