ROCHEZ BROTHERS, INC. v. RHOADES

No. 74-2208.

527 F.2d 880 (1975)

ROCHEZ BROTHERS, INC., a Pennsylvania Corporation, Appellant, v. Charles R. RHOADES et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph H. German, William S. Smith, Houston, Cooper, Speer & German, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Edmund S. Ruffin, III, Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, Pa., for M.S. & R., Inc., etc.

Robert G. MacAlister, Charles B. Watkins, W. Gregg Kerr, Jr., Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, John A. Metz, Jr., Metz, Cook, Hanna & Kelly, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Charles R. Rhoades.

Before STALEY, ROSENN and HUNTER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

STALEY, Circuit Judge.

We are asked to determine whether a corporation is derivatively liable when its president has violated the fraud provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Appellant, Rochez Brothers, Inc. ("Rochez"), appeals from the district court's finding that no evidence was presented to establish the liability of the corporate defendant, M.S. & R., Inc. ("MS&R"). Rochez argues that MS&R is liable under...

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