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STANDARD FRUIT & STEAMSHIP CO. v. MIDWEST STOCK EXCH.

No. 59 C 1725.

178 F.Supp. 669 (1959)

STANDARD FRUIT AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, a corporation, and James L. Toca v. MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE, an unincorporated association.

United States District Court N. D. Illinois.

November 19, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Bordes, Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Robert S. Cushman, MacLeish, Spray, Price & Underwood, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

John J. Enright, Securities and Exchange Commission, Chicago, Ill., amicus curiae.

HOFFMAN, District Judge.

The plaintiffs, Standard Fruit and Steamship Company, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New Orleans, Louisiana, and James L. Toca, a citizen of New Orleans, have sued to enjoin the defendant, Midwest Stock Exchange, from trading on the Exchange the common and preferred shares of Standard Stock. Pending trial on the merits, the complaint prays for the issuance of a preliminary injunction. To preserve the status...

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