Legal Opinion

E. F. Hutton & Company, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Melford Berns, and Lenny Garcia, Appellants/cross-Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1982No. 81-1426, 81-1470PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Background

For purposes of this appeal only a general review of the events giving rise to this litigation is necessary. Appellants Melford Berns and Lenny Garcia were partners in a business called West County Photo Supply, Inc. During the fall of 1979 the appellants and three other individuals made a series of purchases of Victoria Station stock from the appellee, E. F. Hutton, Inc. (Hutton), through one of Hutton’s account executives, Bruce O’Dell. Appellants claim the purchases resulted from conversations between the appellants and O’Dell concerning the advisability of…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. Mallis v. Bankers Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,710 Stanley S. Pearlstein v. Scudder & German, a PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
  4. Albert E. Kuehnert v. Texstar CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. Edward L. Flanigan v. Burlington Northern Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. A & P Steel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. Feld & Sons, Inc. v. Pechner, Dorfman, Wolfee, Rounick, & CabotSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. E.F. Hutton & Co. v. BernsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  4. Villanueva v. LeiningerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  5. Publishers Advertising Associates, Inc. v. The Wessel Company Inc. And Anthony S. JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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