Legal Opinion

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mount Vernon Memorial Park

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 4, 1982No. 97-99031PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POOLE, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we must decide whether the Mount Vernon Memorial Park (Mount Vernon), a Sacramento cemetery and mortuary which issued debentures in connection with the sale of its services, is an “investment compány” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Act), 15 U.S.C. § 80a-l et seq. 1 In a two-count complaint filed in the district court, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) alleged that Mount Vernon had failed to comply with the regulatory provisions of the Act and violated provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, § 77t(b), and the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. FormanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Aaron v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  3. Rivera v. BecerraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  4. Planned Parenthood Arizona Inc v. Tom BetlachCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. David Alan WayteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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