Legal Opinion

Colonial Bank & Trust Co. v. American Bankshares Corp.

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided October 29, 1979No. 77-C-289, 77-C-294PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WARREN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, in these two actions have brought suit alleging violations of section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Jurisdiction is grounded on 15 U.S.C. § 78aa.

In the complaint in Civil Action 77 — C-r 289, plaintiff alleges that William Fox purchased 5,000 shares of common stock of defendant American Bankshares Corporation (Bankshares) in reliance on representations about the financial status of American City Bank & Trust Co. (American…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Parrent v. Midwest Rug Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  4. Stern v. American Bankshares Corp.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1977
  5. Kramer v. Loewi & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1973

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Cabot Corp. v. BaddourMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  2. Gieringer v. SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. John D. CAHILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ERNST & ERNST, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  4. Esser Distributing Co. v. SteidlWisconsin Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Esser Distributing Co. v. SteidlCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1988

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