Supreme Court· 12/18/1967

Tcherepnin v. Knight

Citations

389 U.S. 332
88 S. Ct. 548
19 L. Ed. 2d 564
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2769

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holding that, when interpreting the term “security,” “form should be disregarded for substance and the emphasis should be on economic reality”
recognizing the \familiar canon of statutory construction that remedial legislation should be construed broadly to effectuate its purposes\
stating that the Supreme Court is “guided by the familiar canon of statutory construction that remedial legislation should be construed broadly to effectuate its purposes”
recognizing the “familiar canon of statutory construction that remedial legislation should be construed broadly to effectuate its purposes”
explaining that when analyzing whether an instrument qualifies as a “security,” “form should be disregarded for substance and the emphasis should be on economic reality”
holding withdrawable capital shares in savings and loan association a security

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Judges: Warren, Brennan, Marshall

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