BUHLER v. AUDIO LEASING CORP.

Nos. 85-4094, 85-4366.

807 F.2d 833 (1987)

Verne BUHLER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AUDIO LEASING CORP., a New Hampshire corporation, etc., et al., Defendants, Anchor National Financial Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Norma J. CLEVELAND, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JERDEN INDUSTRIES, INC., a Washington corporation, et al., Defendants, Anchor National Financial Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 6, 1987.

As Amended January 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith L. Neustadter, Gary M. Berne, Stoll & Stoll, P.C., Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jeffrey B. Wihtol, Cooney, Crew & Wihtol, Portland, Or., for defendant-appellee.

Before ANDERSON, HUG, and CANBY, Circuit Judges.


J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

What constitutes a controlling person under the federal securities laws? While we have previously considered this question, we address it again today in hopes of dissipating some of the uncertainty obscuring this often litigated area of securities law.

This is a consolidated appeal of actions brought by Verne Buhler ("Buhler") and Norma J. Cleveland ("Cleveland") for securities violations in the sale of tax shelters. The...

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