Legal Opinion
Davis v. Metro Productions, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1989No. Nos. 87-2739, 87-2741PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Chief Judge:
A disappointed purchaser of a tax shelter later held by the Internal Revenue Service to be defective sued for treble damages under the Arizona Racketeering Act, alleging fraud and unlawful securities transactions. The plaintiff, Dale C. Davis, had purchased the tax shelter from Metro Productions, Inc. (“Metro”), a California corporation. He sued Metro, but also sued Ralph Smith and Michael L. Miller, the sole stockholders of Metro, personally for their activities in the transaction. The trial court asserted long-arm jurisdiction over the corporation and the individual…
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