Kenneth Leventhal & Co. v. Joyner Wholesale Co., No. 1205

• Court: United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
• Writing for the Court: Before OAKES, VAN GRAAFEILAND, and PIERCE; PER CURIAM
• Citation: 736 F.2d 29
• Parties: , Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 91,498 KENNETH LEVENTHAL & COMPANY, Appellant, v. JOYNER WHOLESALE CO., Charles Jacquin Et Cie., Inc., Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., Falstaff Brewing Corp., Federal Wine & Liquor Co., American Sales Co., Warren Adler, Ltd., Spaulding Distributing Co., Appellees. ocket 84-7007.
• Docket Number: No. 1205,D
• Decision Date: 30 May 1984

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736 F.2d 29 39 Fed.R.Serv.2d 364, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 91,498 KENNETH LEVENTHAL & COMPANY, Appellant,
v.
JOYNER WHOLESALE CO., Charles Jacquin Et Cie., Inc., Jos.
Schlitz Brewing Co., Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.,
Falstaff Brewing Corp., Federal Wine & Liquor Co., American
Sales Co., Warren Adler, Ltd., Spaulding Distributing Co., Appellees. No. 1205, Docket 84-7007. United States Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit. Argued May 9, 1984.
Decided May 30, 1984.

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Ellen Bass, Washington, D.C. (David B. Isbell, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., Joseph B. Valentine, Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

Terry B. Light, McLean, Va. (Kenneth E. Payne, Light & Harrison, McLean, Va., Richard E. Rieder, New York City, of counsel), for appellee Joyner Wholesale Co., Inc.

Edward Wolfe, New York City (Kathryn L. Bedke, White & Case, New York City, of counsel), for appellee Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.

Joseph A. McManus, Coudert Brothers, New York City, Carl A. Solano, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief, for appellee Charles Jacquin et Cie., Inc.

Vincent R. Fitzpatrick, White & Case, New York City, on the brief, for appellee Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.

Charles M. Tomaselli, Dickerson, Reilly & Mullen, New York City, Theodore F. Schwartz, Clayton, Mo., on the brief, for appellee Falstaff Brewing Corp.

David A. Robinson, Baker & McKenzie, New York City, Robert A. Baime, Sills, Beck, Cummis, Zuckerman, Radin & Tischman, Newark, N.J., on the brief, for appellee Federal Wine & Liquor.

Lionel E. Pashkoff, Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg & Casey, Washington, D.C., Marshall H. Fishman, Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg & Casey, New York City, on the brief, for appellee American Sales Co.

Eugene G. Horowitz, Sachs, Greenebaum & Tayler, Chevy Chase, Md., on the brief, for appellee Warren Adler, Ltd.

John Van Der Tuin, Stults & Marshall, New York City, Louis Koutoulakos, Varoutsos & Koutoulakos, Arlington, Va., on the brief, for appellee Spaulding Distributing Co.

Before OAKES, VAN GRAAFEILAND, and PIERCE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Kenneth Leventhal & Co. (Leventhal) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles S. Haight, Jr., Judge, dismissing Leventhal's third-party complaint for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), Fed.R.Civ.P. Appellees are the nine captioned third-party defendants; most are liquor suppliers and they will be collectively referred to as such. The opinion below is reported sub nom. Greene v. Emersons, [Current Transfer Binder] Fed.Sec.L.Rep. (CCH) p 99,579 at 97,267 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 29, 1983). The somewhat complicated factual...