HOHMANN v. PACKARD INSTRUMENT COMPANY

Nos. 16526, 16527.

399 F.2d 711 (1968)

Arthur J. HOHMANN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. PACKARD INSTRUMENT COMPANY, Inc., an Illinois corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Charles ASHBROOK et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PACKARD INSTRUMENT COMPANY, Inc., an Illinois corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

July 17, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Enright, Harry B. Reese, Robert A. Sprecher, Arnold I. Shure, Arvey, Hodes & Mantynband, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

George S. Hoban, Perry L. Fuller, Thomas J. Weithers, Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann & Hoban, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

David Ferber, Richard M. Phillips, Richard E. Nathan, Phillip A. Loomis, Jr., Washington, D. C., Securities & Exchange Commission, for amicus curiae.

Before HASTINGS, SWYGERT and CUMMINGS, Circuit Judges.


SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

These are consolidated appeals from an interlocutory order entered by the district court, striking the class action allegations of two complaints seeking damages for alleged violations of the federal security laws.

The defendants (common to both suits) are the Packard Instrument Company, Inc., an Illinois corporation located in Brookfield, Illinois; its president, Lyle E. Packard; A. G. Becker & Co., Incorporated, of Chicago, which...

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