· 7/17/1974
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,724 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Continental Commodities Corporation
Citations
- 497 F.2d 516
- 1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 7603
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that an \SEC release is entitled to great weight\ although \it is not dispositive\
- holding that plaintiffs’ discretionary commodities accounts constituted security
- “[T]he critical inquiry is confined to whether the fortuity of the investments ... is essentially dependent upon promoter expertise.”
- multiple investors but no pooling
- multiple investors but no pooling
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Judges: Rives, Gewin, Roney
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