Legal Opinion
Breswick & Co. v. Briggs
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 28, 1955PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this derivative action in the right of Alleghany Corporation, move for summary judgment as to five of the seven counts alleged in their complaint and for a stay of proceedings in the New York State Supreme Court to approve a settlement of substantially the same causes of action, negotiated by defendants and counsel for other groups of stockholders.
Defendants move to consolidate this action with the other derivative actions already consolidated- in this court and for the designation of the general counsel in those actions as general counsel for the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wells Fargo & Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- National Surety Co. v. State BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Subin v. GoldsmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Masterson v. PergamentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
- Stella v. KaiserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,038 Randolph Phillips v. John E. Tobin, Ralph K. Gottshall, and Alleghany CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Hoover v. AllenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Entel v. AllenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Alleghany Corporation v. Allan P. Kirby, Charles T. Ireland, Jr., and Fred M. Kirby, Randolph PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- J. John Brouk, James J. Mullen, Jr., W. Munro Roberts, Jr. v. Managed Funds, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
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