DeVan v. United States

MEANEY, District Judge.

The plaintiffs as shareholders of Tobacco Products Corporation of Delaware, hereinafter called the Delaware Corporation, filed a complaint against the United States of America and the Tobacco Products Corporation of New Jersey, hereinafter called the Jersey Corporation, a corporation wholly owned by the Delaware Corporation and United Stores Corporation, hereinafter called Stores Corporation, a corporation owning a majority of the stock in the Delaware Corporation. The suit is brought in their own behalf and in the behalf of all other shareholders similarly situated.

The…