Legal Opinion
Herring v. Securities & Exchange Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 1982No. 80-7989PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants challenge an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] authorizing Georgia Power Company to issue and sell certain first mortgage bonds and preferred stocks. Jurisdiction is proper pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 79x.
The relevant facts are brief. In April of 1980, Georgia Power Company filed an amended application with the SEC seeking authority to issue and sell first mortgage bonds and preferred stocks in order to finance its business as an electric utility company. The application was made pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- James Talcott, Inc. v. Allahabad Bank, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Cheramie Bo-Truc 5, Inc., and Cheramie Bo-Truc 7, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Herring v. Securities and Exchange Commission of U. SCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
3Cited by1 opinion
- E.J. Wilson, Dearest Davis, and Cassandra Linder, Plaintiffs v. Roland AttawayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985