Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 3, 1957No. Civ. 2549-56PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKIN, District Judge.
This case came on for trial and was submitted on the pleadings, stipulations, evidence and briefs. Jurisdiction is based on 15 U.S.C.A. § 77a et seq., and § 80a-l et seq. The defendants are chartered life insurance companies in the District of Columbia. The Equity Annuity Life Insurance Company, on its own motion, was made an intervenordefendant. The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (organized under 15 U.S.C.A. § 780-3 et seq.) on its motion, was made an intervenor-plaintiff.
Throughout the trial, the plaintiff was referred to as “SEC”, and the interven-…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Prudential Insurance v. BenjaminSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CushingSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The American Hospital and Life Insurance Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- National Casualty Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
3Cited by4 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Variable Annuity Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Travelers Health Association v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Variable Annuity Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Travelers Health Association v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959