Legal Opinion
Andrews v. Browne
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 6, 2008No. Record 071079PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.
In this appeal, we consider whether a transaction in which 100% of the stock of a closely held corporation was transferred to a group of three purchasers is regulated by the Virginia Securities Act, Code § 13.1-501 et seq.
I. Facts and Proceedings Below
Before August 31, 2004, Michael Browne ("Browne") and James Stein ("J. Stein") were the sole shareholders of the Manassas Health Club, Inc. ("MHCI"). MHCI operated a health club facility in Prince William County. John Edward Andrews ("Andrews"), a patron of MHCI, expressed an interest in buying MHCI from…
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