U.S. District Court / S.D. New York

Brown v. Gilligan, Will & Co.

Decided May 28, 1968. Irving Ben Cooper wrote the opinion for the court.

287 F. Supp. 766 · Cited 54 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Pawgan v. Silverstein · 265 F. Supp. 898
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Ralston Purina Co. · 346 U.S. 119
United States v. Stewart · 311 U.S. 60
Robinson v. Bache & Co. · 227 F. Supp. 456
Franklin v. Dick · 262 A.D. 299
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Griesenbeck · 28 A.D.2d 99
In re the Arbitration between Dairymen's League Cooperative Ass'n & Conrad · 18 A.D.2d 321
Stockwell v. Reynolds & Co. · 252 F. Supp. 215
United States v. Morgan · 118 F. Supp. 621
Weber v. CMP CORPORATION · 242 F. Supp. 321
Rosenberg v. Globe Aircraft Corporation · 80 F. Supp. 123
Reader v. Hirsch & Co. · 197 F. Supp. 111
Saucy Susan Products, Inc. v. Allied Oil English, Inc. · 200 F. Supp. 724
Schine v. Schine · 254 F. Supp. 986

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