Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 22, 1943No. 24PublishedCited by 675 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
The Securities and Exchange Commission brought this action in District Court to restrain respondents from further violations of §§ 5 (a) and 17 (a) (2) and (3) of the Securities Act of 1933. The District Court denied relief and the Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed upon a construction of the statute which excludes from its operation all trading in oil and gas leases. 133 F. 2d 241. As this presents a question important to the administration of the Act we granted certiorari.
Respondents and one Johnson, a defendant against whom a decree was taken by consent, engaged in a campaign to sell…
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