Legal Opinion
United States v. Henry Kearns
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 13, 1978No. 77-1841PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by BAZELON, Circuit Judge.
BAZELON, Circuit Judge:
The Government brought this action for breach of fiduciary duty against Henry J. Kearns and Donald Bostwick, formerly president and executive vice president, respectively, of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Eximbank), 1 to recover any profits from the sale of personal stock holdings to a company having extensive dealings with Eximbank. Because the Government did not allege that it had suffered a direct injury, the district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief could…
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