Legal Opinion
State v. . Heath
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 2, 1930PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
The defendants were indicted for selling to Ed. B. Freeman “a certain certificate of interest in a profit-sharing agreement, or investment contract, without first having registered the same in accord with the provisions of law.” The law regulating the sale of securities is contained in chapter 149 of the Public Laws of 1927, and in chapter 71A of the North'Carolina Code of 1927.
One of the penal subsections is as follows: “Whoever shall sell or cause to be sold, or offer to sell or cause to be offered for sale, any security in this State, which is not exempt under any of the provisions of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Caldwell v. Sioux Falls Stock Yards Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- State v. OgdenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Hines v. Wilmington & Weldon RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1886
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3Cited by21 opinions
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