Legal Opinion
Posner v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 26, 1979No. 76 Civ. 5084-CSHPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
Defendants’ omnibus motion under Rules 12(b)(1) and (6), 12(c) and 56, Fed.R.Civ.P., seeking dismissal of this action on various grounds, raises interesting if not altogether novel questions of law under the Securities Act of 1933 (the 1933 Act), 15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq., and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 1934 Act), 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq. Before proceeding to a discussion of these legal questions, a summary of the facts, essentially undisputed for the purpose of this motion, is in order. 1
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Plaintiffs Burton and Iris Posner, husband…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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