Legal Opinion
Escott v. BarChris Construction Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 1, 1976No. 62 Civ. 3539PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McLEAN, District Judge.
This is an action by purchasers of 5% per cent convertible subordinated fifteen year debentures of BarChris Construction Corporation (BarChris). Plaintiffs purport to sue on their own behalf and “on behalf of all other and present and former holders” of the debentures. When the action was begun on October 25, 1962, there were nine plaintiffs. Others were subsequently permitted to intervene. At the time of the trial, there were over sixty.
The action is brought under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. § 77k). Plaintiffs allege that the registration…
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