Legal Opinion

Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,948 H. C. Colvin, O. M. Prigmore v. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 12, 1973No. 72-2243PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYER, Circuit Judge:

Between December 19, 1968, and April 16, 1969, the eight plaintiffs purchased a total of 7,900 shares of Erie Technological Products, Inc. stock through the Lubbock, Texas, office of Dempsey-Tegeler & Company, Inc., a broker-dealer in securities. The market price of this stock subsequently dropped substantially and most of the 7,900 shares were sold at a considerable loss. The plaintiffs thereafter brought this suit against Dempsey-Tegeler and three of its employees, claiming that the misrepresentation of certain material facts and the omission of others had caused the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  3. Perry O. Hooper, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Consolidated American Industries, Inc. v. Mountain States Securities CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  4. Walter J. Kohler v. Kohler Co., a Corporation, Herbert v. Kohler, Ernst & Ernst, a Partnership, and Paul F. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
  5. Elvis Griffin v. Victor Matherne and Otto Candies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Fredonia Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. v. Rca CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  2. Heci Exploration Co., Inc. v. HollowayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,368 Joe G. Moody v. Bache & Co., Incorporated and Bob PetersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. Alfred R. Chouinard, II and Ginger Leigh Chouinard v. Alfred F. ChouinardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. David L. Morrison, Cross-Appellants v. Frito-Lay, Inc., and Marilyn L. Taggart, Cross- Margaret E. Tepper Johnson v. Roseland M. BostwickCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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