Legal Opinion

Georgia Market Centers, Inc. v. Fortson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 4, 1969No. 25489PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mobley, Presiding Justice.

Ben W. Fortson, Jr., as the Commissioner of Securities of Georgia, brought an action against Georgia Market Centers, Inc., a Georgia corporation, Alabama Market Centers, Inc., an Alabama corporation, Continental Marketing Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business in Birmingham, Alabama, and two individuals, residents of Bibb County, Georgia, alleged to be agents of the corporate defendants. The Commissioner sought to enjoin the defendants from violating the Georgia Securities Act (Ga. L. 1957, pp. 134-163, as amended; Code Ann.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Tcherepnin v. KnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Gallion v. Alabama Market Centers, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1968

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,748 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Glenn W. Turner Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  2. Hirsch v. DuPontDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
  3. State Ex Rel. Healy v. Consumer Business System, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1971
  4. Bruner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  5. Dunwoody Country Club of Atlanta, Inc. v. FortsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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