Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided April 15, 1971No. Civ. A. 69-600PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
McFADDEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a practicing physician and attorney, seek’s to recover $48,000.00 from his broker for losses incurred in trading commodity future contracts of pork bellies and hogs, which it is contended resulted from defendant's negligent failure to advise him of material market information. Specifically, pláintiff claims that while he was the owner of fourteen short contracts in pork bellies and four short contracts in hogs, purchased through defendant, a report of the United States Department of Agriculture indicating a shortage in these commodities…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Richardson v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Markham v. . JaudonNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Hughes v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Hopkins v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Le Marchant v. . MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Helen C. Carras and Bill G. Carras, Co-Executors of the Estate of Gus N. Carras, Deceased v. James S. Burns, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc. v. AdamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Leib v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & SmithDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1978
- Glenn Hill v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Incorporated, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Jackson v. Mishkin (In Re Adler, Coleman Clearing Corp.)District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
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