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MARKEL v. SCOVILL MFG. CO.

Civ-78-269.

471 F.Supp. 1244 (1979)

Morris L. MARKEL and Fannye Markel, each in the name and on behalf of Markel Electric Products, Inc., as well as Individually, on behalf of himself and herself, and on behalf of all other similarly situated present or former share-holders thereof, and, Markel Heater Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a corporation, Markel Electric Products, Inc., a corporation, David Markel, Lester M. Markel, Robert H. Jacobson, F. E. Warner, Walter R. Bush, John Washburn, James Rankin, Leonard F. Leganza, and John Doe and Richard Roe, being co-conspirators whose identity is presently unknown, Defendants, v. The MORRIS MARKEL TRUST OF DECEMBER 6, 1967, Additional Defendant on Counterclaims.

United States District Court, W. D. New York.

Decided May 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raichle, Banning, Weiss & Halpern, Buffalo, N. Y. (Arnold Weiss, Buffalo, N. Y., of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City (Steven F. Goldstone, Susan K. Jackson, and Ahuva Genack, New York City, of counsel), for defendants Scovill Manufacturing Company, John Washburn, James Rankin, and Leonard F. Leganza.

Rogers & Wells, New York City (James M. Ringer, New York City, of counsel), for defendants Markel Electric Products, Inc., David Markel, Lester M. Markel, Robert H. Jacobson, and F. E. Warner.

CURTIN, Chief Judge.

This case involves a number of claims asserted by Morris L. Markel and Fannye Markel, individually and on behalf of Markel Electric Products, Inc. ["Markel Electric"], and by Markel Heater Corporation ["Markel Heater"]. The defendants are Markel Electric, Scovill Manufacturing Company ["Scovill"], and a number of named and unknown individuals including two other members of the Markel family. The plaintiffs allege fraud by the defendants in connection...

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