Legal Opinion

Harold C. Booth v. Varian Associates

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 15, 1964No. 6277_1PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARTIGAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee, Varian Associates, a California corporation, brought an action in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78p(b), to recover alleged “inside profits” made by defendants-appellants, Plarold C. Booth and Henry J. McCarthy, both of Massachusetts, on the sale of certain shares of Varian stock. From the granting of the appellee’s motion for summary judgment, entered December 12, 1963, appellants appeal.

The facts are not in dispute. In January, 1959 Varian…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Ralston Purina Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Smolowe v. Delendo CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
  3. Gratz v. ClaughtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  4. Park & Tilford, Inc. v. SchulteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
  5. Nicholas Ferraiolo v. F. R. NewmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1958

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Analytical Surveys, Inc. v. Tonga Partners, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  2. Kern County Land Co. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,683 John Bershad v. Bernard P. McDonoughCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
  4. Heli-Coil Corporation v. Reginald WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
  5. Petteys v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966

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