Legal Opinion
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Cole
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 15, 1983No. 10473) (10474PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
These cases arise out of a transaction involving the sale of shares of stock of the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (CG) owned by Morton E. Cole (Cole). In one case (Merrill Lynch ease) the stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Merrill Lynch) brought an action against Cole for breach of contract by Cole to sell Merrill Lynch 5000 shares of CG stock. In the other case (Cole case) Cole sued Merrill Lynch in six counts for breach of contract, fraud, and fraudulent breach of trust. The cases, which were tried simultaneously, the Merrill Lynch case being…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Charles Hughes & Co. v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. v. PearsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Robinson v. FaulknerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- State v. GrimesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
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3Cited by45 opinions
- DeLaurentis v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Champagne v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Mather v. Griffin HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- QSP, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Russell v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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