MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC. v. CAVICCHIA

Nos. 69 Civ. 947 and 1560.

311 F.Supp. 149 (1970)

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff, v. Elsie CAVICCHIA, the State of New York, Arthur Weiss, as temporary receiver for the State of New York, Anna L. Parillo and Louis J. Parillo, Defendants. REYNOLDS & CO., Plaintiff, v. Elsie CAVICCHIA, the State of New York, Arthur Weiss, as temporary receiver for the State of New York, Anna L. Parillo and Louis J. Parillo, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

March 12, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown, Wood, Fuller, Caldwell & Ivey, New York City, for plaintiff Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.; Robert A. Foy, New York City, of counsel.

Townsend & Lewis, New York City, for plaintiff Reynolds & Co.; Eliot H. Lumbard, Daniel E. Kirsch, New York City, of counsel.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., State of New York, Albany, N. Y., for defendant, The State of New York; Philip Weinberg, New York City, of counsel.

Arthur Weiss, pro se.


OPINION

LASKER, District Judge.

The Attorney General of the State of New York brought suit under Article 23-A of the New York General Business Law, McKinney's Consolidated Laws, c. 20 ("Martin Act"), General Business Law § 352 et seq., against one Elsie Cavicchia. A receiver (defendant Arthur Weiss) of Cavicchia's property was appointed and authorized to take possession of such of her property as was in the hands of her brokers, the plaintiffs here...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases