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Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,597 J. C. Bellah and Wife Fern Bellah v. The First National Bank of Hereford, Hereford, Texas

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided June 14, 1974No. 73-2867PublishedCited by 93 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

J. C. and Fern Bellah (the Bellahs), husband and wife, appeal from a district court order dismissing their complaint alleging that the First National Bank of Hereford (the Bank) had committed violations of 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) (1970) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated pursuant thereto. 1 Jurisdiction under the aforementioned Securities Exchange Act of 1934 was premised on the assertion that a promissory note and deed of trust securing the note, both of which were issued by the Bellahs, and a certificate of deposit, subsequently issued by the Bank, were securities. Disagreeing with…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Tcherepnin v. KnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by93 opinions

  1. John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,614 the Exchange National Bank of Chicago v. Touche Ross & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  3. Marine Bank v. WeaverSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,351 Billie Jean Woodward v. Metro Bank of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  5. Chemical Bank v. Arthur Andersen & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984

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