Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,595 Smoky Greenhaw Cotton Co., Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. And Charles D. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1983No. 83-1143PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This dispute between the Smoky Greenhaw Cotton Company, a West Texas cotton broker, and its brokerage house, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., brings to us review of a district court order staying legal proceedings pending arbitration. 1 Because Greenhaw’s complaint included claims of security act violations intertwined with claims under the Commodity Exchange Act and other arbitrable claims, we vacate the stay.
I
In December, 1980; Smoky Greenhaw opened two separate trading accounts with Merrill Lynch, one to trade in securities and the other a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Wilko v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. CurranSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,872 Lila A. Miley v. Oppenheimer & Company, Inc., Anthony L. Geller and John W. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Harper Sibley, Jr., Cross v. Tandy Corporation, Tandy Corporation, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Harold Ames v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. And Christopher v. StreitCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by31 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,790 Rayford Price and Barbara Ashley Price v. Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. And George WilmotCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Tenneco Resins, Inc., and Tenn-Uss Chemicals Co. v. Davy International, Ag And/or Davy McKee International, AgCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Commerce Park at Dfw Freeport v. Mardian Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Austin Municipal Securities, Inc. v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Lowell E. Harter and Doretta Harter v. Iowa Grain Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.