Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,366 Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc., James F. Pritchard, Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 28, 1978No. 77-1106 and 77-1107PublishedCited by 252 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
These appeals arise from claims brought under the Securities Act of 1933, 1 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 2 and Securities Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5, 3 to recover the purchase price of certain securities. In September of 1968 Benjamin A. Cook, Rachel C. Lowe, Gerald J. Eydenberg, Donald A. Conte, Peter A. Consiglio, and Advance Coatings Company purchased Avien, Incorporated six percent convertible subordinated notes. Avien was declared a bankrupt in 1976.
The district court entered judgments for the individual plaintiffs under Rule 10b-5 against James F.…
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