Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,430 Marion Murtagh and William Joseph Powell v. University Computing Company, a Texas Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1974No. 72-2893PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Murtagh and Powell, subjects of the United Kingdom, sued University Computing Co. (UCC), a Texas corporation, for damages arising from their sale to UCC of two computer companies 1 for UCC common stock and cash. Appellants charged they suffered these damages because of the following alleged acts or omissions by UCC. (1) UCC in violation of antifraud provisions of federal securities laws 2 and the Texas Business and Commerce Code 3 made material misrepresentations that the UCC stock to be paid appellants could be freely sold in the over-the-counter market or…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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