Legal Opinion
City of Atascadero v. Merill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 6, 1999No. A078340PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McGUINESS, J.
This appeal arises from the wreckage of the Orange County bankruptcy. Appellants are 14 California cities and local agencies 1 who deposited funds with the Orange County (the County) Treasurer for investment.in the County Investment Pools (the Pool), a statutory investment trust. 2 After the Pool collapsed in December 1994 and the County declared bankruptcy, most Pool participants elected to settle with the County by releasing their claims against the County and assigning to the County any claims they had against third parties in exchange for a contingent, contractual…
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