Legal Opinion

Overton A. Currie, an Individual v. Cayman Resources Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 18, 1988No. 86-8756PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Overton A. Currie appeals a decision by the district court granting a motion for directed verdict in favor of the Cayman defendants 1 in a securities lawsuit. Currie makes three contentions on appeal: (1) that the district court erroneously required appellant to establish reasonable reliance for a claim under section 12(2) of the Securities Act of 1933; (2) that the district court’s directed verdict on the other noncontract claims was improper because sufficient evidence of reasonable reliance was presented to survive the motion; and (3) that the district court…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Maldonado v. DominguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  2. R. Richard Bastian, III v. Petren Resources CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  3. Craighead v. E.F. Hutton & Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  4. Mario Ronzani v. Sanofi S.A., Sanofi Incorporated, and Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
  5. Bernard A. Schlifke and Harvey Kallick, D/B/A K & S Investments Co., a Partnership v. Seafirst Corp. And Seattle-First National BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989

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