Legal Opinion
Mersay v. First Republic Corp. of America
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 22, 1968No. Nos. 63 Civ. 2174, 64 Civ. 731PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge:
The question to be decided here is whether plaintiff Mersay may maintain a class action under the provisions of Fed.R.Civ.P. 23.
Mersay sues on his own behalf and on behalf of “others similarly situated” to recover damages allegedly suffered in connection with purchases of and exchanges for stock of the defendant First Republic Corporation (herein F-R). The suit is based upon alleged violations of § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), SEC Rule 10b-5, and §§11 and 17 of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. §§ 77k, 77q. In essence, Mersay’s…
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