WILKO v. SWAN

No. 96, Docket 22441.

201 F.2d 439 (1953)

WILKO v. SWAN et al.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided January 15, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chadbourne, Parke, Whiteside, Wolff & Brophy, New York City, for appellants; Leonard P. Moore and Edwin C. Hoyt, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

Henry E. Mills, New York City, for appellee.

Roger S. Foster, Gen. Counsel, Alexander Cohen, Sp. Counsel, and George H. Jaffin, Washington, D. C., for Securities and Exchange Commission, amicus curiae.

Before SWAN, Chief Judge, and CHASE and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


SWAN, Chief Judge.

This is an action brought under section 12 (2) of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 771(2), which declares the seller liable to the purchaser of a security sold by means of a prospectus or oral communication which falsely states a material fact or omits a material fact necessary to make the seller's statements not misleading, and puts on the seller the burden of proof that he did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have...

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