Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,459 S.Y. Wang v. Earl Dean Gordon & Inland Real Estate Corp., an Illinois Corp., Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 1983No. 82-3072PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
The principal question before us is whether defendant Earl Dean Gordon was an investment adviser within the meaning of Section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-1 et seq.). The district court held that he was not and therefore dismissed the action for failure to state a claim.
Wang’s original complaint was based on the federal securities laws and ruled deficient in June 1982. No appeal was taken. Instead, Wang filed a first amended complaint in July 1982 but withdrew it after defendants filed motions to dismiss. In September 1982…
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- Morris Obin v. District No. 9 of the International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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