Legal Opinion
Manuel M. Ellis v. Victor Carter, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1961No. 16942_1PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for $1,315,000 damages and other relief based on allegations of fraud in connection with an asserted joint venture to acquire control of Republic Pictures Corporation. Plaintiff Manuel M. Ellis is a major stockholder of that company. Defendants Victor M. Carter and Herbert J. Yates are the chairman and former chairman, respectively, of the corporation’s board of directors. Defendants Louis Boyar, Benjamin Weingard and Value Line Income Fund, Inc., are alleged to be stockholders.
According to the complaint, after Ellis and Carter entered into a joint…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Fischman v. Raytheon Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Fratt v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Edgar Robert Errion, Also Known as E. R. Errion and Bob Errion Amy Errion, Violet Kellerstraus, and C. W. Williamson v. Marguerite L. ConnellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by159 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- In Re Glenfed, Inc. Securities LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,959 Frank Lanza, Jr. v. Drexel & Co., Theodore J. Kircher and Christie F. VitoloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Myzel v. FieldsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Huddleston v. Herman & MacLeanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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