Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Oppenheimer & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1984No. Nos. 83-1906(L), 83-1907PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case involving the Virginia Securities Act, the district court granted summary judgment for the plaintiff, who claimed that he was entitled to rescind or to retain the purchase of each security sold to him by a person who had failed to register as an agent of a broker-dealer. The district court, however, denied plaintiff’s request for counsel fees. Both parties appealed. We find that, in its excellent opinion, Merchant v. Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., 568 F.Supp. 639 (E.D.Va.1983), the district court thoroughly explained the facts and the law concerning the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Merchant v. Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1983
- Pollok v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Piantes v. Hayden-Stone, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1973
3Cited by3 opinions
- Kane v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Blue Sky L. Rep. P 72,056 Franklin P. Dixon and Mrs. Mae S. Merchant, Executors of the Last Will and Testament of W. Caton Merchant, Jr., Deceased v. Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., Franklin P. Dixon and Mrs. Mae S. Merchant, Executors of the Last Will and Testament of W. Caton Merchant, Jr., Deceased v. Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Kane v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990