Legal Opinion

William Harris v. Palm Springs Alpine Estates, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 26, 1964No. 18578-18619PublishedCited by 280 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWNING, Circuit Judge.

These appeals were taken from judgments of the district court dismissing forty-two class actions “for lack of jurisdiction, without leave to amend.” 1 We reverse.

The actions were brought by investors in the “Secured 10 % Earnings Program” of the Los Angeles Trust Deed and Mortgage Exchange. Details of the scheme are described in SEC v. Los Angeles Trust Deed & Mortgage Exch., 186 F.Supp. 830 (S.D.Cal.1960). 2

One of the actions is against the Los Angeles Trust Deed and Mortgage Exchange and its officers alone. A second is against the Exchange and its officers plus forty…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Wilko v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  5. Deckert v. Independence Shares Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by280 opinions

  1. Blackie v. BarrackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  2. Richard JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Green v. Wolf Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  4. Alexander Kahan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lewis RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
  5. Robidoux v. CelaniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993

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