Legal Opinion
Graham v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided January 24, 1963PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott, Justice:
This is a derivative action on behalf of Allis-Chalmers against its directors and four of its non-director employees. The complaint is based upon indictments of Allis-Chalmers and the four non-director employees named as defendants herein who, with the corporation, entered pleas of guilty to the indictments. The indictments, eight in number, charged violations of the Federal antitrust laws. The suit seeks to recover damages which Allis-Chalmers is claimed to have suffered by reason of these violations.
The directors of Allis-Chalmers appeared in the cause voluntarily. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Briggs v. SpauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Bowerman v. HamnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1954
- Atherton v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,860 Athalie Doris Joy v. Nelson L. North, Nelson L. NorthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- In Re Caremark International Inc. Derivative LitigationCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1996
- Rosenblatt v. Getty Oil Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1985
- Mills Acquisition Co. v. MacMillan, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1989
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