Legal Opinion
Saylor v. Bastedo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 23, 1980No. 936, Dockets 79-7570, 79-7606PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
In the principal order here under review, Judge Tenney, in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, sought to end this derivative action brought in 1965 by J. Ralph Saylor, a stockholder of The Tonopah Mining Company of Nevada (To-nopah). The judge’s main tool for accomplishing this seemingly salutary result was to find, 82 F.R.D. 440 (1979), that the action was subject to dismissal sua sponte for want of prosecution. However, in lieu of dismissal he approved a $250,000 settlement, including a fee of $83,000 and expenses of $1,313.73 for Saylor’s…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Herbert E. Theilmann, Administrator of Herbert K. Theilmann v. The Rutland Hospital, Inc., and Dr. Donald D. DingmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Anderson v. YungkauSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Ruby H. Harris v. Reginald Callwood & Daisy CallwoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Tyrone H. Maggette v. Stephen DalsheimCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Saylor v. BastedoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Torres v. Bayer Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
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