Legal Opinion
Rivanna Trawlers Unlimited v. Thompson Trawlers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1988No. 87-2516PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWELL, Associate Justice:
The dispositive issue presented in this case is whether the district court, 650 F.Supp. 1378 correctly concluded that appellants’ general partnership interests in Rivanna Trawlers Unlimited are not securities within the meaning of the federal securities laws. We hold that these interests are not securities, and affirm.
The appellate record indicates that the Virginia general partnership, Rivanna Trawlers Unlimited (“RTU”), was formed in August 1982 when twenty-three parties executed an agreement for the purpose of forming a general partnership, “which will acquire,…
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