GOTTESMAN v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION


171 F.Supp. 661 (1959)

Rita GOTTESMAN, Maria Mattiello, Arlyne Zucker and Paul J. Peyser, Plaintiffs, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION and E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

March 23, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Netter & Netter, New York City, Gen. Counsel for plaintiffs, Henry L. Bayles, Edward A. Rothenberg, New York City, of counsel.

Henry M. Hogan, George A. Brooks, New York City, for defendant General Motors Corp., Edward B. Wallace, New York City, of counsel.

Charles A. Horsky, Washington, D. C., Frank H. Gordon, New York City, for defendant, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Covington & Burling, Washington, D. C., of counsel.


SUGARMAN, District Judge.

Shortly after the Supreme Court decided United States v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 1957, 353 U.S. 586, 77 S.Ct. 872, 1 L.Ed.2d 1057, three actions by stockholders of General Motors were commenced in this court against General Motors and du Pont. They were consolidated and an amended consolidated complaint was filed.

It states eleven claims. The first six seek triple damages against du Pont...

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