Legal Opinion
Ron C. Horn v. Ray E. Friedman & Company, Thomas H. Dittmer
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1985No. 84-2463, 85-1143PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is another in a series of cases arising from commodity transactions occurring in the Springdale, Arkansas office of Ref-co, Inc., a commodity brokerage business registered on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The plaintiff, Ron C. Horn, brought suit against Refco and its president, Thomas Dittmer, alleging that defendants made fraudulent misrepresentations and breached their fiduciary duties to him. In addition, Horn claimed that Dittmer’s actions violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq. Refco…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stanley Greenwood v. Thomas H. Dittmer, Ray E. Friedman & Company, Stanley Greenwood v. Thomas H. Dittmer, Ray E. Friedman & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Robert P. Kropp v. Sylvester A. Ziebarth, A/K/A Silver A. Ziebarth, and Carol A. Ziebarth, Husband and Wife, and Cleon StriegelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Faye Hendrix Vickers, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Arthur Ray Hendrix, Deceased v. Gifford-Hill & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Patrick McGinn and Frances McGinn Husband and Wife v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., and Mark S. HengestegCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Ray E. Friedman & Co. v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
3Cited by24 opinions
- Don M. Davis, as of the Estate of Ethlyn M. Davis, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Robert McAnally Delbert Whorton v. John GildersleeveCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Delta School of Commerce, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
- In Re ContiCommodity Services, Inc., Securities LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. American Metal Exchange Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1988
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