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Bruner v. Texas , 463 S.W.2d 205 (1970)

Bruner v. Texas

Bruner was accused of selling unregistered securities in violation of Texas state law. Bruner sold soap in an MLM structure to Owens who bought into the program based on representations that he would not have to perform any...more

People v. Frederick

When can a judge restrict an expert witness as to the type of testimony to be given, and what is the standard for an "investment...

The court held that an expert need not be given an unlimited scope on which they may testify and that an investment contract is the investment of money in an enterprise with the expectation of return, but without the ability...more

Probst v. Oklahoma

Can a partnership be a regulatable security if the partner had managerial authority on paper, but was unaware or never exercised...

Defendant Probst was in the business of estate planning. He advised clients to invest in a construction project undertaken by a firm he was intimately involved in, although that relationship was not divulged to the...more

Rose v. Texas

Does a public filing of financial information pertinent to the sale of securities give investors constructive notice of the...

Rose was the president of a small oil and gas company. He was convicted for securities fraud relating to the sale of limited partnership interests in an oil well venture without disclosing to investors that the equipment and...more