Legal Opinion
Mallen v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided March 27, 1985No. Civ. A. C 83-1786 APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
VINING, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Peter Mallen, opened an account on March 3, 1983, with Merrill Lynch Futures, Inc., which was formerly known as Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. The corporate defendant will be hereinafter referred to as “Merrill Lynch.” Mr. Mallen’s original account executive was William Knochel. In the first month that the account was open, the plaintiff bought and sold futures in gold and silver. All account activity was in traditional commodity futures at the plaintiff’s direction. The plaintiff alleges that in April of 1983, he was approached by another Merrill…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. CurranSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,748 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Glenn W. Turner Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,724 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Continental Commodities CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,355 Ella Milnarik v. M-S Commodities, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, and David S. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- W. Floyd Messer, Sr., Individually v. E.F. Hutton & Co., a Delaware Corporation, Raphael M. Kelly, Individually, Henry Herschaft, IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Point Landing, Inc. v. Omni Capital International, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. v. Sawyer (In Re Sawyer)District Court, D. Colorado · 1990
- Mallen v. Merrill Lynch Futures, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1985
- Cohen v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1989
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