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HALSTED v. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

No. 10289.

182 F.2d 660 (1950)

HALSTED et al. v. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Charles B. McGroddy, Jr., and Lynne A. Warren, New York City, of the Bar of the Court of Appeals of New York, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, for petitioners.

Messrs. Franklin C. Salisbury and Harold G. Aron, Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for petitioners.

Mr. Roger S. Foster, General Counsel, Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Aaron Levy, attorney, Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for respondent.

Mr. Louis Loss, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for respondent.

Before EDGERTON, WILBUR K. MILLER and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.

WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

This case presents the question whether the Securities & Exchange Commission has power to prohibit a stockholders' protective committee from soliciting financial contributions from the stockholders whom it represents in a reorganization proceeding under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, 15 U.S.C.A. § 79 et seq., where such contributions were to be used for the purpose of bearing the expenses of the committee and paying...

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