Legal Opinion
Halperin v. Edwards and Hanly
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 6, 1977No. Civ. A. 75 C 1421PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PLATT, District Judge.
The plaintiff in this action, Eugene Halperin, invested $100,000 in cash and securities in a limited partnership in Edwards and Hanly. That partnership became insolvent in August of 1975, and the plaintiff sues under provisions of the securities law discussed below.
Defendant Edwards moves pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 9(b) and 12(b)(1), (6) for an order dismissing the complaint for failure to specify the circumstances constituting fraud, for lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter and for failure to state a claim. Defendants…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Birnbaum v. Newport Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Colonial Realty Corporation v. Bache & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Tully v. Mott Supermarkets, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,865 James Arneil and Vernon A. Stockwell v. James B. Ramsey, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,588 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stephen MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Denny v. BarberCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Denny v. BarberCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Pauline Sacks v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Johnsen v. RogersDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1982
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