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SUROWITZ v. HILTON HOTELS CORP.

No. 161.

383 U.S. 363 (1966)

SUROWITZ v. HILTON HOTELS CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 7, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Watt argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Sidney M. Davis, Walter J. Rockler and Lionel G. Gross.

Samuel W. Block argued the cause for respondents. On the brief for Hilton Hotels Corp. were Leslie Hodson, Don H. Reuben and Lawrence Gunnels. With Mr. Block on the brief for the individual respondents were Albert E. Jenner, Jr., Keith F. Bode, William J. Friedman and Stanley R. Zax.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, Dora Surowitz, a stockholder in Hilton Hotels Corporation, brought this action in a United States District Court on behalf of herself and other stockholders charging that the officers and directors of the corporation had defrauded it of several million dollars by illegal devices and schemes designed to cheat the corporation and enrich the individual defendants. The acts charged, if true, would constitute...

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