Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,350 Frederick Drier v. Tarpon Oil Company, Roger Evans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1975No. 75-1868PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant Evans, president of Tarpon Oil Company, brings this appeal from a summary judgment in favor of Drier against Evans and Tarpon. We affirm.
Tarpon Oil originally sued Drier in Louisiana state court for a portion of the costs of completing three oil wells under an agreement between the parties. Drier filed a reconvention (counterclaim) seeking to rescind the agreement, for he claimed it was an assignment of a fractional interest in mineral rights which required registration under 15 U.S.C.A. § 77b, 1933 SEC Act, and that Tarpon had failed to register the securities. Drier attempted to…
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