Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,311 John M. Wilson v. First Houston Investment Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 2, 1978No. 75-3422PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the dismissal of plaintiff’s suit against his investment adviser, which plaintiff sought to bring under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, § 214, 15 U.S.C. § 80b-14 (1970) (the “IAA”), as well as Rule 10b-5, 17 C.F.R. 240.10b-5 (1977). The district court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint and first amended complaint, and plaintiff appealed.
The plaintiff alleged the following facts, drawn largely from his amended complaint. For a number of years he had maintained a stock portfolio. He became dissatisfied with his investment advisers. He became…
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