Legal Opinion

D. H. Roe and Stratoray Oil, Inc. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 15, 1963No. 19713_1PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

This case is back with us again. On the first appeal, Roe v. United States, 5 Cir., 1961, 287 F.2d 435, cert. denied, 368 U.S. 824, 82 S.Ct. 43, 7 L.Ed.2d 29, we reversed because the trial Court in effect directed the jury to find that the promotional transactions involving oil and gas leases constituted the sale of “investment contracts” thereby setting in motion the requirement of an SEC registration statement if the mails are used in the sale or delivery of a security. As before, the jury on the second trial found the Defendants Roe and his corporation,…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Weiss v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
  4. D. H. Roe and Stratoray Oil, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  5. United States v. KrulewitchCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. Robert G. Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  2. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,710 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Koscot Interplanetary, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,213 Hill York Corporation v. American International Franchises, Inc., Gurn H. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. Joseph A. Chase, United States of America v. Robert H. Parrish, United States of America v. Wyatt J. Roy, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  5. United States v. John T. GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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