Legal Opinion

Blue Sky L. Rep. P 73,202 William H. Borthwick and Frances N. Borthwick v. First Georgetown Securities, Inc. And Darrell Brookstein

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 14, 1989No. 312, Docket 89-7548PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant First Georgetown Securities, Inc. (First Georgetown), a District of Columbia corporation, is a discount securities broker. From September 2, 1982 through September 25, 1985, First Georgetown placed orders for the purchase of various penny stocks on behalf of appellees (the Borthwicks). However, neither First Georgetown nor appellant Brookstein, an officer and director of First Georgetown, was registered as a securities broker as required by the Connecticut Uniform Securities Act (CUSA), Conn.Gen.Stat. § 36-474 (1989). The subsequent sales of those stocks, also…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. John C. Donahue v. Windsor Locks Board of Fire Commissioners, John R. Colli, Jr., Russell C. Gabrielson, and John R. Colli, IIICourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  3. Maine v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Hartford Fire Insurance v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
  5. MacPeg Ross O'Connell & Goldhaber, Inc. v. CastelloDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1988

3Cited by40 opinions

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  4. Carte Blanche (Singapore) PTE., Ltd. v. Diners Club International, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
  5. In Re the Arbitration Between Holborn Oil Trading Ltd. & Interpetrol Bermuda Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991

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