Legal Opinion

Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. v. Piper Aircraft Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 16, 1973No. Nos. 805-808, Dockets 72-1053, 72-1064, 72-1120, 72-1140PublishedCited by 184 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

These consolidated appeals present important questions, some of first impression, involving the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws in their application to a contest for acquisition of a controlling stock interest in a target corporation. Among the questions presented are those involving the scope of liability and relief under Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the type of relief necessary, in an SEC enforcement proceeding, to effectuate the broad remedial purposes of the federal securities laws.

The appeals are…

2Cases cited65 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by184 opinions

  1. TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Blackie v. BarrackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,853 John Schlick v. Penn-Dixie Cement CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  4. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,959 Frank Lanza, Jr. v. Drexel & Co., Theodore J. Kircher and Christie F. VitoloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,041 Sonesta International Hotels Corporation v. Wellington AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973

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