In Re Santa Fe Pacific Corp. Shareholder Litigation

Decided 1995-11-22

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VEASEY, Chief Justice: In this appeal we decide when, in certain circumstances, a complaint in a corporate matter may properly be dismissed for faüure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiffs, a class of stockholders of Santa Fe Pacific Corporation (“Santa Fe”), appeal the dismissal of their complaint for faüure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Ru…

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