Joslyn v. Joslyn

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• allowing recovery of unrealized profits “where the jury finds that with full disclosure [the plaintiff] would have retained [the stock] until the higher price gained by the wrongdoer was reached.”
• the liability of controlling persons “is governed neither by principles of agency nor conspiracy.” Id. at 738
• “[T]here is no duty to disclose information to one who reasonably should already be aware of it.”
• jury instructed to consider before determining damages whether upon full disclosure plaintiffs would have still sold but at a higher price or would have retained stock
• Section 20(a) requires “only some indirect means of discipline or influence short of actual direction to hold a ‘controlling person’ liable,” meaning that “ ‘control’ under the Act does not require knowledge of the specific wrongdoing”
• respondeat superior available in Third Circuit under facts of case

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Cited by

241 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Howard Wool v. Tandem Computers Incorporated, Robert C. Marshall, Henry v. Morgan, and James G. Treybig
  Ninth Circuit· 1987-06-03· cited 673×
• Metge v. Baehler
  Eighth Circuit· 1985-05-15· cited 413×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,959 Frank Lanza, Jr. v. Drexel & Co., Theodore J. Kircher and Christie F. Vitolo
  Second Circuit· 1973-04-26· cited 381×
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Savoy Industries, Inc. Appeal of S. Mort Zimmerman
  D.C. Circuit· 1978-07-28· cited 249×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,405 Joe L. Smallwood v. Pearl Brewing Company, Southdown, Inc., Zapata Norness, Inc., Albert J. Rangeand D. Doyle Mize
  Fifth Circuit· 1974-02-19· cited 238×
• Rochez Brothers, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Charles R. Rhoades
  Third Circuit· 1975-09-29· cited 234×
• Gustave Gerstle, (Cross-Appellants) v. Gamble-Skogmo, Inc., (Cross-Appellee)
  Second Circuit· 1973-05-09· cited 233×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,437 Hetty Fey v. Walston & Co., Inc., and Robert A. Spira
  Seventh Circuit· 1974-03-14· cited 205×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,048 Milton E. Dupuy v. Clarence O. Dupuy, Jr.
  Fifth Circuit· 1977-05-09· cited 196×
• Bertha Hecht, and v. Harris, Upham & Co., a Partnership, Harris, Upham & Co., Inc., a Corporation, And
  Ninth Circuit· 1970-09-04· cited 185×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,464 Securities and Exchange Commission v. William v. Coffey, and John M. King
  Sixth Circuit· 1974-03-28· cited 173×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,512 Marvyn Gould, of the Estate of J. Donald Rogasner, in No. 75-1338. v. American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, Cross-Appellants
  Third Circuit· 1976-04-08· cited 171×
• Korn v. Franchard Corp.
  Second Circuit· 1972-03-06· cited 170×
• Harrison v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-09-08· cited 161×
• Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. A & P Steel, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 1984-06-04· cited 160×
• Herm v. Stafford
  Sixth Circuit· 1981-11-03· cited 157×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,777, 11 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 781 Chemetron Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Business Funds, Inc., Cross-Appellees
  Fifth Circuit· 1982-08-16· cited 156×
• Kohn v. American Metal Climax, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1972-03-31· cited 155×
• Vanderboom v. Sexton
  Eighth Circuit· 1970-02-24· cited 150×
• In Re Warner Communications Securities Litigation
  S.D. New York· 1985-08-20· cited 143×

Other cases named Joslyn v. Joslyn

5 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Joslyn v. Joslyn
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1944-03-21· cited 29×
• Joslyn v. Joslyn
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1942-05-13· cited 4×
• Joslyn v. Joslyn
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1942-06-19· cited 3×
• Joslyn v. Joslyn
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1943-04-28· cited 1×
• Joslyn v. Joslyn
  New York Supreme Court· 1876-12-15