PERGAMENT v. FRAZER

Civ. A. No. 7354.

132 F.Supp. 323 (1954)

Jerome R. PERGAMENT and George J. London, suing on their own behalf and on behalf of all other stockholders of Kaiser-Frazer Corporation similarly situated and in the right of and on behalf of Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. Joseph W. FRAZER, Henry J. Kaiser, Edgar F. Kaiser, G. G. Sherwood, E. E. Trefethen, Jr., Clay P. Bedford, W. A. MacDonald, O. B. Motter, Hickman Price, Jr., Graham-Paige Motors Corporation, Otis & Co., Byrus Eaton, The Permanente Metals Corporation, Permanente Products Company, United States of America, Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Michigan, S. D.

April 5, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Chess, New York City, Fischer & Fischer, Detroit, Mich., Perlman, Goodman, Hecht & Chesler, Chicago, Ill., for Pergament and others, plaintiffs.

Butzel, Eaman, Long, Gust & Kennedy, Detroit, Mich., Wilkie, Owen, Farr, Gallagher & Walton, New York City, for Kaiser-Frazer.

George E. Brand, George E. Brand, Jr., Detroit, Mich., Gordon Johnson, San Francisco, Cal., for Permanente.

Lemuel B. Schofield, Philadelphia, Pa., Lewis M. Dabney, Jr., Murray C. Bernays, New York City, Clair J. Killoran, Wilmington, Del., for objecting stockholders.

Norman Annenberg, New York City, for Berkwitz, and others.

Marcus, Kelman & Loria, Detroit, Mich., for Metzenbaum.

Griffiths, Williams & Griffiths, Detroit, Mich., for Lacks.


PICARD, District Judge.

In this matter this court has delayed the allowance of fees because we were aware that the case would be appealed to the Court of Appeals and perhaps higher. Our supposition came true and the Court of Appeals having by a two to one decision, Masterson v. Pergament, 6 Cir., 203 F.2d 315, affirmed the judgment of this court Pergament v. Frazer, 93 F.Supp. 13, and certiorari...

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