Legal Opinion
Tcherepnin v. Knight
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 18, 1967No. 104PublishedCited by 872 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Mr. Chief Justice Warren, announced by Mr. Justice Brennan.
The narrow question for decision in this case is whether a withdrawable capital share in an Illinois savings and loan association is a “security” within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 881, 15 U. S. C. § 78a et seq.
The petitioners are a number of individuals holding withdrawable capital shares in City Savings Association of Chicago, a corporation doing business under the Illinois Savings and Loan Act. On July 24, 1964, they filed a class action 2 in the United States District Court…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Securities & Exchange Commission v. United Benefit Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. FormanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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