Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Chilcott
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 10, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-C-889PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARRIGAN, District Judge.
Defendants Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc. (“Shearson”), Donald Cunningham and Boettcher & Company (“Boettcher”) have filed motions to dismiss part or all of the plaintiffs second amended complaint. The issues have been thoroughly briefed and argued.
I. General Background.
From the mid-1970’s through June 1981, Thomas D. Chilcott obtained tens of millions of dollars from hundreds of investors by representing that the funds were being invested in a highly profitable commodities pool. Chilcott further represented that his trading was restricted to securities,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. CurranSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry O. Hooper, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Consolidated American Industries, Inc. v. Mountain States Securities CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Edmund E. Fleming v. Lind-Waldock & Co., Barry Breech, Intervenor-Appellant. Edmund E. Fleming v. Lind-Waldock & Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Anthony J. Bosco v. Robert B. SerhantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Evanston Bank v. Conticommodity Services, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
- Jarrett v. KasselCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- In Re National Century Financial Enterprises, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 2009
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