Legal Opinion
Sivertsen v. Bancamerica-Blair Corp.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided December 21, 1940No. 79PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORDBYE, District Judge.
The question before the Court is limited to its jurisdiction. In June, 1939, plaintiff attempted to obtain in personam jurisdiction by serving the Secretary of State and the Chairman of the Securities Commission, relying on Minnesota statutes as the basis for the power of the Court over the defendant. The plaintiff seeks to recover the amount paid for certain securities on the theory that the sale of unregistered securities renders the contract void. Defendant concedes, for the purpose of this motion, that it was transacting a securities business in Minnesota from May,…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Hess v. PawloskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- International Harvester Co. of America v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Wuchter v. PizzuttiSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- St. Clair v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Simon v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Paulos v. Best Securities IncorporatedSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Busch v. MannCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- Babcock v. Bancamerica-Blair Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
- Latenser v. John Latenser & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Babcock v. Bancamerica-Blair Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
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