Legal Opinion
Atwood v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 19, 1938No. 19620PublishedCited by 27 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Christian, Judge.
The offense is selling securities without having been registered as a dealer; the punishment, a fine of $500.00.
The prosecution proceeded under Chapter 100, General Laws of the State of Texas, passed at the Regular Session of the 44th Legislature. We quote the pertinent provisions of the Act, as follows:
“Section 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as ‘The Securities Act.’
“Sec. 2. The following terms shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the following respective meanings:
“(a) The term ‘security’ or ‘securities’ shall include any share, stock, treasury…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hall v. Geiger-Jones Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Central Lumber Co. v. South DakotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Merrick Et Al. v. N. W. Halsey & Company Et Al., and the Weis Fibre Container CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Armour & Co. v. North DakotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- People v. PaceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Watts v. MannCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Kadane v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1940
- Shields v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
- Shappley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
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