Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,213 Hill York Corporation v. American International Franchises, Inc., Gurn H. Freeman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1971No. 30516_1PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises substantial and complex questions involving the Securities Act of 1933. Defendants-Appellants, the Freemans and Browne, have appealed from a jury verdict awarding rescission of certain stock sales and punitive damages to plaintiffs-stock purchasers. Basically the issues revolve around whether the defendants have violated Sections 5 and 12(2), but in order to resolve these issues a detailed consideration of the facts is necessary in addition to a microscopic view of various provisions of the Act. Since the jury, in answer to interrogatories on the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- The Johns Hopkins University v. William E. HuttonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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- Katz v. Amos Treat & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- D. H. Overmyer Co. v. LoflinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by212 opinions
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