SMITH v. ALLEGHANY CORPORATION

Nos. 152, 153, Dockets 31115, 31342, 28397.

394 F.2d 381 (1968)

Morris SMITH and David Wiener, Applicants-Appellants, v. ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. and Fred M. Kirby II as Guardians of the Property of Allan P. Kirby, Fred M. Kirby and Charles T. Ireland, Jr., Defendants-Appellees. Morris SMITH and David Wiener, individually and on their own behalf and that of all other shareholders of Alleghany Corporation similarly situated and derivatively on behalf of Alleghany Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert J. FITZSIMMONS, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. and Fred M. Kirby II as Guardians of the Property of Allan P. Kirby, and Alleghany Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Allan P. KIRBY, Jr. and Fred M. Kirby II as Guardians of the Property of Allan P. Kirby, Charles T. Ireland, Jr. and Fred M. Kirby, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Bobrick, New York City, for applicants-appellants Smith and Wiener.

Randolph Phillips, pro se.

John E. Tobin, New York City (Granville Whittlesey, Jr., Peter J. Gartland, Benjamin Vinar, and Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, New York City, on the brief), for defendants-appellees Kirby and Ireland, Jr.

Vincent R. Fitzpatrick, New York City (Anthony F. Phillips, and Willkie, Farr, Gallagher, Walton & FitzGibbon, New York City, on the brief), for Alleghany Corp.

Samuel N. Greenspoon, New York City (Pollack, Greenspoon & Singer, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee, Fitzsimmons.

Before FRIENDLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and GIGNOUX, District Judge.


J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:

We have considered together an appeal in No. 31115, Smith et al. v. Alleghany et al., an appeal in No. 31342, Smith et al. v. Fitzsimmons et al., and motions to set aside the judgment in No. 28397, Alleghany v. Kirby, entitled as motions under Rule 19(c). We find no error on the appeals and affirm in both cases. We deny the motions.

Nos. 31115 ("Smith v. Alleghany") and 31342 ("Smith...

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