Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,614 the Exchange National Bank of Chicago v. Touche Ross & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 9, 1976No. 795, Docket 75-7633PublishedCited by 479 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the vexing question how far instruments bearing the form'of promissory notes are securities within the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Facts and the Proceedings in the District Court
This action by The Exchange National Bank of Chicago (the Bank) against the well-known accounting firm of Touche, Ross & Company (Touche) was brought in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and was transferred, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), to the District Court for the Southern…
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