Legal Opinion

Victoria A. Carleton Jolley v. Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 2, 1989No. 88-3179PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Chief Judge:

The plaintiffs attempt to appeal from the district court order staying proceedings pending arbitration. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

Facts

Between 1979 and 1982 each of the plaintiffs opened an account with broker James Welch at the investment firm of Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis, Inc. Welch participated in options and margin trading which resulted in the loss of plaintiffs’ money. The plaintiffs filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana alleging that Welch and Paine Webber had violated the Securities Act of 1934, the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. v. Mayacamas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Hercules & Co. v. Shama Restaurant Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. American Heritage Life Insurance Company v. John D. OrrCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  3. McDermott International, Inc. v. Underwriters at Lloyds Subscribing to Memorandum of Insurance No. 104207Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  4. Adams v. Georgia Gulf Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  5. Jerald A. Turboff v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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