BURGESS v. PREMIER CORP.

Nos. 82-3064, 82-3090.

727 F.2d 826 (1984)

Ernest M. BURGESS, Edward H. Morgan, Clarence C. Pearson, John S. Tytus, and Lucius D. Hill, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PREMIER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, William L. Brittain, Robert M. Bohlen, C. Gerald Haarer, and Herman L. Schrock, Louis Rosen and R.A. Lile, substituted for W.E. Darby, Defendants-Appellants. Ernest M. BURGESS, Edward H. Morgan, Clarence C. Pearson, John S. Tytus, and Lucius D. Hill, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PREMIER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, William L. Brittain, Robert M. Bohlen, C. Gerald Haarer, and Herman L. Schrock, Louis Rosen and R.A. Lile, substituted for W.E. Darby, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron J. Perey, James A. Smith, Jr., Mark Roellig, Perey & Smith, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Theodore J. Collins, Perkins, Coie, Stone, Olsen & Williams, Seattle, Wash., James L. Magee and Bob M. Schwartz, Sax & MacIver, Seattle, Wash., Leonard L. Scott Eichenbaum, Scott, Miller, Crockett, Darr & Hawk, Little Rock, Ark., for defendants-appellants.

Before GOODWIN, WALLACE and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.

Premier et al., alleging numerous errors, appeal a jury award of damages for state and federal securities law violations and common law fraud. Premier et al. also allege that attorney fees were incorrectly awarded to plaintiffs. Plaintiffs cross-appeal seeking prejudgment interest.

Five doctors from the Seattle, Washington area purchased tax shelter investments in cattle herds from Premier, a Delaware corporation formed in 1969. Premier...

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