ANDERSON v. JOHN MORRELL & CO.

No. 86-5017 SD.

830 F.2d 872 (1987)

John A. ANDERSON, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHN MORRELL & COMPANY, and Members of the Board of Directors of John Morrell & Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Dorothy, Sioux Falls, S.D., for plaintiff-appellant.

Stanley R. Block, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.


FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff John A. Anderson appeals on behalf of himself and the members of the class he allegedly represents from the entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants John Morrell and Company and its Board of Directors (Morrell or the Company). For the reasons set forth below, we modify the judgment so as to affirm it only as to Anderson's individual claim.

I. FACTS

In essence, Anderson's claim is that he is entitled...

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