Legal Opinion
One-O-One Enterprises, Inc. v. Caruso
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 31, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-1959PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION.
This case arises out of an agreement between defendants, who owned over 70 Rustler Steak Houses, and plaintiffs, who owned 39 debt-ridden Ponderosa Steak Houses. Pursuant to the agreement, plaintiffs sold ten Ponderosas to defendants, converted 25 of their remaining 29 Ponderosas to Rustlers and gave defendants an option to purchase plaintiffs’ 25 Rustlers. Despite this Agreement, plaintiffs fell deeper into debt and ultimately filed this law suit.
Defendants are charged with common law fraud, securities fraud and violating the Racketeer…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. FormanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Tcherepnin v. KnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Hercules & Co. v. Shama Restaurant Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- One-O-One Enterprises, Inc. v. Richard E. CarusoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Hercules & Co. v. Shama Restaurant Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Paul S. Rubera, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Paul S. RuberaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Carlock v. Pillsbury Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1989
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