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

Cornfeld v. Investors Overseas Services, Ltd.

Decided May 22, 1979. Henry Frederick Werker wrote the opinion for the court.

471 F. Supp. 1255 · Cited 50 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.

Hilton v. Guyot · 159 U.S. 113
IIT v. Cornfeld · 462 F. Supp. 209
Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co. · 120 N.E. 198
Intercontinental Hotels Corp. v. Golden · 15 N.Y.2d 9
Johnston v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique · 152 N.E. 121
Haag v. Barnes · 9 N.Y.2d 554
Martyne v. . American Union Fire Ins. Co. · 110 N.E. 502
Southern International Sales Co. v. Potter & Brumfield Division of AMF Inc. · 410 F. Supp. 1339
Domingo v. States Marine Lines · 340 F. Supp. 811
VENTURE FUND, ETC. v. Willkie Farr & Gallagher · 418 F. Supp. 550

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