Legal Opinion
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lawson
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 19, 1938No. 2556PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
In this case the Securities and Exchange Commission filed its bill of complaint against the defendant, William P. Lawson, on July 30, 1938, to enjoin certain alleged illegal practices prohibited by the provisions of section 17(a) (1), (2) and (3) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C.A. § 77q(a) (1-3), and section 8, par. (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C.A. § 78h (b). On the same day an order was signed requiring the defendant, after notice, to show cause why the preliminary injunction as prayed should not be issued; and setting for hearing the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Local 167, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- United States v. United States Steel CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. TorrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Sinva, Inc. v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Cooper v. North Jersey Trust Company of Ridgewood, NJDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Brown v. Hecht Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- McCurnin v. Kohlmeyer & Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
- Walling v. Haile Gold Mines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
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