Legal Opinion
Collins v. Securities & Exchange Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1976No. Nos. 75-1100, 75-1262 and 75-1263PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
We review an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission exempting from the prohibition of § 17(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. § 80a-l et seq., the proposed merger of Christiana Securities Company into E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. The Commission granted the exemption after finding the merger terms to be reasonable and fair and free from overreaching on the part of anyone concerned within the meaning of § 17(b)(1)1 of the Act. We reverse because:(1) The Commission’s order is premised on the erroneous view that Christiana should…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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