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· 4/20/1964

Stewart v. Eyman

Citations

  • 377 U.S. 908

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “[i]nvestors are not free to ignore ‘storm warnings’ which would alert a reasonable investor to the possibility of fraudulent statements or omissions in his securities transaction.”
  • recognizing assertion of limitations bar to federal securities claim as affirmative defense for which defendants bear the burden of proof
  • noting that, in analogous federal actions, plaintiffs cannot ignore “storm warnings” that would “alert a reasonable investor to the possibility of fraudulent statements or omissions in his securities transaction”
  • recognizing assertion of limitations bar to federal securities claim as affirmative defense for which defendants bear the burden of proof
  • entering summary judgment sua sponte when an insurer’s duty to defend was argued at length to the district court
  • finding summary judgment for nonmovant appropriate where there had been a full and fair opportunity to develop the record and issue was argued in parties’ briefs

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