Legal Opinion
Upton v. Trinidad Petroleum Corp.
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided March 26, 1979No. Civ. A. 76-M-0262PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
McFADDEN, Chief Judge.
This cause was tried by the court without a jury. This memorandum opinion is being issued in lieu of findings of fact and conclusions of law, pursuant to Rule 52(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Plaintiff seeks damages, both compensatory and punitive in connection with the purchase of an interest in a gas well which he claims violated the securities laws of the United States and the State of Alabama.
This court has subject matter jurisdiction under § 22 of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77v, and § 27 of the Securities Act of 1934, 15…
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