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

Sinva, Inc. v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Decided April 12, 1966. Frederick van Pelt Bryan wrote the opinion for the court.

253 F. Supp. 359 · Cited 80 times

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Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp. · 320 U.S. 344
Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · 313 U.S. 487
Board of Trade of Chicago v. Christie Grain & Stock Co. · 198 U.S. 236
Matter of Lipman (Haeuser Shellac Co.) · 43 N.E.2d 817
United States v. New York Coffee & Sugar Exchange, Inc. · 263 U.S. 611
In Re the Arbitration Between Wrap-Vertiser Corp. & Plotnick · 3 N.Y.2d 17
In Re the Arbitration Between Terminal Auxiliar Maritima, S. A. & Winkler Credit Corp. · 6 N.Y.2d 294
Auten v. Auten · 308 N.Y. 155
In Re the Arbitration Between Gantt & Felipe Y Carlos Hurtado & Cia., Ltda. · 79 N.E.2d 815
Robinson v. Bache & Co. · 227 F. Supp. 456
In Re the Arbitration Between Princeton Rayon Corp. & Gayley Mill Corp. · 309 N.Y. 13
In re the Arbitration between Uddo & Taormina · 21 A.D.2d 402
Cooper v. North Jersey Trust Company of Ridgewood, NJ · 226 F. Supp. 972
Barnett v. Anaconda Company · 238 F. Supp. 766
Kook v. Crang · 182 F. Supp. 388
In Re the Arbitration Between El Hoss Engineering & Transport Co. & American Independent Oil Co. · 183 F. Supp. 394
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lawson · 24 F. Supp. 360
Darwin v. Jess Hickey Oil Corporation · 153 F. Supp. 667
Glickman v. Schweickart & Co. · 242 F. Supp. 670
Belhumeur v. Dawson · 229 F. Supp. 78

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