Legal Opinion
Thayer v. American Financial Advisers, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 6, 1982No. 81-557PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMDAHL, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the Hennepin County District Court, dated March 23, 1981, denying plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment and staying further proceedings pending arbitration. Plaintiffs, James Thayer and Robert Gilbertson, brought this action against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Merrill Lynch), Robert Gustafson, a Merrill Lynch account executive, Robert Brandt, Robert Schneider, and American Financial Advisers, Inc., alleging violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 1-24 (1976), and asserting common-law claims based on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Robert Lawrence Company, Inc. v. Devonshire Fabrics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Robert Lawrence Co. v. Devonshire Fabrics, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Hinz v. Northland Milk & Ice Cream Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
- Atcas v. Credit Clearing Corporation of AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
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3Cited by94 opinions
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