Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,322 Securities and Exchange Commission v. First Financial Group of Texas, Inc., William H. Howton
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 21, 1981No. 80-1895PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
William H. Howton and Vining Tower Reynolds, Jr., officers of First Financial Group of Texas, Inc. (First Financial), a Texas corporation engaged in the business of offering and selling securities to the public, appeal from two separate judgments of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas which held them in contempt of court and permanently enjoined them from further violations of the federal securities laws. The district court entered these judgments in an action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enjoin Howton,…
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