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Blue Sky L. Rep. P 72,496, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,186 Thorburn Kennedy, Trustee v. Josephthal & Company, Inc., Edward M. Swartz and Fredric Swartz

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 26, 1987No. 85-1833PublishedCited by 355 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERAS, District Judge.

We review here the grant of a summary judgment and other dispositive motions, by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in favor of defendant, Josephthal & Co. The plaintiffs, Thorburn Kennedy, as Trustee of the Thor-burn Kennedy Revocable Trust, Edward Swartz, and Frederic Swartz, originally brought claims against defendant in December 1981, based on the sale of shares of a limited partnership called NRG Coal Associates 1979-11 (NRG). The purpose of the partnership was to profit by the mining and selling of coal. Apparently, no coal was…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
  4. Bailey v. GloverSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,366 Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc., James F. Pritchard, Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by355 opinions

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  4. Marram v. Kobrick Offshore Fund, Ltd.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
  5. In Re Livent, Inc. Noteholders Securities Litig.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001

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