Legal Opinion
GAF Corp. v. Milstein
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 13, 1971No. 280, Docket 71-1503PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the interpretation of section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act,1 hitherto a largely unnoticed provision2 added in 1968 by the Williams Act.3 We write, therefore, on a relatively tabula rasa, despite the burgeoning field of securities law. Essentially, section 13(d) requires any person, after acquiring more than 10% (now 5% 4) of a class of registered equity security, to send to the issuer and the exchanges on which the security is traded and file with the Commission the statement required by the Act.5 Although the section has not attracted as…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mills v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by136 opinions
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Paul A. BilzerianCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Richard Morales v. Quintel Entertainment, Inc. And Peter StolzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Manor Nursing Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Savoy Industries, Inc. Appeal of S. Mort ZimmermanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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