Legal Opinion
Creswell-Keith, Inc. v. Willingham
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1959No. 16022PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from final judgment dismissing for lack of jurisdiction its complaint, invoking sections 12(2) and 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,115 U.S.C.A. §§ 771(2) and 77q (a) (2), requesting rescission of allegedly fraudulent sales of securities. The complaint in substance alleged that plaintiff was induced to purchase undivided fractional interests in oil leases because of oral misrepresentations knowingly made by defendants to plaintiff’s president, and asserted that plaintiff is entitled to rescind the purchases and recover the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Wilko v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Schillner v. H. Vaughan Clarke & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Holmes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Myzel v. FieldsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Metromedia Co. v. FugazyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- The Greater Iowa Corporation v. Frank McLendonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- In Re Caesars Palace Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- J. C. Bonnot, D/B/A Bonnot Construction Company v. Congress of Independent Unions Local 14Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
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