ZAHN v. TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION

No. 9056.

162 F.2d 36 (1947)

ZAHN v. TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Reargued January 21, 1947.

Decided June 30, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Handloff, of Wilmington, Del. (Samuel J. Levinson, and Frank Weinstein, both of New York City, on the brief) for appellant.

Edwin D. Steel, Jr., of Wilmington, Del., (Morris, Steel, Nichols & Arsht, of Wilmington, Del., on the brief), for appellee.

Daniel O. Hastings, of Wilmington, Del., amicus curiae.

Before BIGGS, MARIS, GOODRICH, McLAUGHLIN, O'CONNELL, and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.


BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

Zahn, a holder of Class A common stock of Axton-Fisher Tobacco Company, a corporation of Kentucky, sued Transamerica Corporation, a Delaware company, on his own behalf and on behalf of all stockholders similarly situated, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Delaware. His complaint as amended asserts that Transamerica caused Axton-Fisher to redeem its Class A stock at $80.80 per share on July 1, 1943, instead of permitting...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases