Legal Opinion
Peoples Securities Co. v. Securities & Exchange Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1961No. 18300PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
The sole question on this appeal is whether the Securities and Exchange Commission acted properly in denying an applicant’s motion for withdrawal of its application for registration as a broker-dealer and for dismissal of the administrative proceeding on the application. The case turns on statutory construction and the applicability of Jones v. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936, 298 U.S. 1, 56 S.Ct. 654, 80 L.Ed. 1015. We affirm.
The petitioners are (1) Peoples Securities Company, a Texas corporation, (2) L. B. Hartgrove, Sr., Robert Macy Compton, Clifford Bryant…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Escoe v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Jones v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
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