Legal Opinion
Bruns v. Ledbetter
District Court, S.D. California
Decided April 10, 1984No. Civ. 83-2651-TPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
TURRENTINE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are 32 investors in seven oil and gas leases. The promised “black gold” failed to well up in sufficient quantities, and plaintiffs apparently lost their money. They now sue those they believe responsible. Defendants are eleven people, two corporations and one economic entity of an unspecified variety, who were either the promoters of the investment or affiliated with the enterprise in which plaintiffs’ money was invested.
Plaintiffs sue all of the defendants on 18 counts of fraud, securities violations, breach of contract, conversion and other state…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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