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MILLER v. NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE

Nos. 235, 236, Dockets 75-5024, 76-5002.

550 F.2d 762 (1977)

Harvey R. MILLER, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Ira Haupt & Co., a limited partnership, Bankrupt, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira M. Millstein, New York City (Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Carl D. Lobell, Joel B. Harris, Lawrence D. Bernfeld, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Judith S. Kaye, New York City (Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher, John Logan O'Donnell, Robert W. Boyd, Jr., Joseph C. Kaplan, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees New York Produce Exchange, Donald V. MacDonald, Sidney Fashena, I. Usiskin & Co.

Brown, Wood, Ivey, Mitchell & Petty, New York City (Henry F. Minnerop, Duncan N. Darrow, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees Harry B. Anderson, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City (Arthur L. Liman, Robert S. Smith, Adele R. Wailand, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees Harold H. Vogel, Continental Grain Co.

Dewey, Ballantine, Busby, Palmer & Wood, New York City (Hugh N. Fryer, Edward E. Blythe, Raymond F. Brown, Francine J. Morris, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees Walter C. Klein, Bunge Corp.

Before MULLIGAN and VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judges, and POLLACK, District Judge.

VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:

On April 11, 1966, plaintiff's predecessor as Trustee commenced the above entitled action to recover approximately $12 million which, he alleged, the bankrupt, Ira Haupt & Co., had lost through the fault of the defendants. Nine years later, after extensive pretrial discovery and a massive accumulation of papers, documents, transcripts and records from this and other proceedings, the case went to trial before Judge Carter and a jury...

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