Legal Opinion
Meyers v. Moody
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1982No. 80-1145PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
The receiver (“Receiver”) of Empire Life Insurance Company of America (“Empire”) brought this action against Empire’s president, board chairman and majority shareholder, Shearn Moody, Jr. (“Moody”), alleging that Moody violated both federal securities law and his fiduciary duties in the management of Empire’s affairs. The jury verdict and district court judgment, 475 F.Supp. 232 (D.C.Ala.1973), went against Moody on both securities and common law grounds. Moody appeals and we affirm.
*1201In the summer of 1963 Empire was a fledgling company licensed in a single state, with no…
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