Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,379 John D. Robuck v. Dean Witter & Co., Inc., a Corporation, John D. Robuck v. Dean Witter & Co., Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1980No. 77-1841, 77-1842PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
An investor disappointed by events that wiped out his margin account sued his investment advisor, Dean Witter, for damages. The district court held the action barred by California’s statute of limitations and not proved on the merits. This appeal challenges both rulings.
In October of 1968, Robuck, the investor, told Thompson, an account executive with Dean Witter, that he wanted to make a low-risk investment that would produce above-average returns. After conferring with the firm’s research department, Thompson recommended Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) bonds, which were…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Briley v. CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Bennett v. Hibernia BankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Michael J. Von Brimer, Co-Executors of the Estate of Joseph W. Von Brimer, Deceased v. Whirlpool CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. GilbertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Clark v. Bear Stearns & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Davis & Cox, a Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee. Chester C. Davis, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Counterclaimant/appellant v. Davis & Cox, a Partnership, Chester C. Davis, Maxwell E. Cox, Howard M. Jaffe and Martin Cook, Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants/appellees. Summa Corporation, Hughes Aircraft Corporation, Defendants- Counterclaimants/appellants v. Chester C. Davis, Davis & Cox, Maxwell E. Cox, Howard M. Jaffe and D. Martin Cook, Counterdefendants/appelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Central Savings and Loan Association v. Daniel T. McSweeney Frederick C. StalderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Mosesian v. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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