MISSISSIPPI RIVER FUEL CORPORATION, William G. Marbury, Glenn W. Clark, D. B. Jenks, Sam B. Cook, James Lee Johnson, C. D. Peet, John C. Bolinger, Jr., James M. Kemper, Jr., and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, Appellants,
v.
Rose SLAYTON, Joseph M. Proskauer, Walter Mendelson, Alfred L. Rose and Dorothy B. Rose: Alleghany Corporation, and Empire Trust Company, a Corporation, as Voting Trustee, and Betty Levin, Appellees.
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April 19, 1966.
April 19, 1966.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
R. H. McRoberts, of Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts, St. Louis, Mo., Thomas S. McPheeters, Jr., and Marion S. Francis, St. Louis, Mo., and John H. Hendren, of Hendren & Andrae, Jefferson City, Mo., for all appellants except Missouri Pac. R. Co.
Thomas J. Guilfoil, of Guilfoil, Caruthurs, Symington, Montrey & Petzall, St. Louis, Mo., Stuart Symington, Jr., and Gerald M. Smith and Mark M. Hennelly and Gilbert Strelinger, St. Louis, Mo., for Missouri Pac. R. Co.
Abraham L. Pomerantz, of Pomerantz, Levy, Haudek & Block, New York City, William E. Haudek, New York City, and Harold C. Ackert, of Ackert, Giesecke & Thompkins, St. Louis, Mo., for appellees Rose Slayton, Joseph M. Proskauer, Walter Mendelson, Alfred L. Rose and Dorothy B. Rose.
Walter R. Mansfield, of Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, New York City, Granville Whittelsey, Jr., Mahlon F. Perkins, Jr., and Ben Vinar, New York City, and G. Carroll Stribling, of Fordyce, Mayne, Hartman, Renard & Stribling, St. Louis, Mo., for appellees Alleghany Corp. and Empire Trust Co.
John Lowenthal, New York City, Roberts P. Elam, St. Louis, Mo., and Maxwell Brandwen, of Szold, Brandwen, Meyers, Blumberg, & Altman, New York City, for appellee Betty Levin.
Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, BLACKMUN, and MEHAFFY, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
This litigation is a chapter in the struggle between the holders of the respective majorities of the two classes of outstanding shares of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MoPac).
The district court has denied defense motions to dismiss complaints in three separate diversity actions instituted by certain Class B shareholders of MoPac. The court's ruling was one restricted to the declaratory issue of the necessity of voting by...
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