For Your Data Ferguson V. Williams Illustration Brief
May 29, 2015
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670 S.W.2d 327 (1984)
CASE FACTS
Appellee instituted an activity to recover funds invested together with expended past times him inwards a articulation enterprise alongside appellants. The case courtroom filed findings of fact together with conclusions of constabulary belongings that appellee's involvement inwards the enterprise was an "investment contract" together with so a security, that the investment contract was non registered alongside the State Securities Board, that the investment contract was sold past times appellants way of imitation representations, that appellants were negligent inwards the administration of the venture, together with that appellee was entitled to rescind together with recover all funds invested or expended past times him inwards the venture.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
The courtroom reversed, belongings that appellee's investment inwards the articulation enterprise was non governed past times the provisions of the Texas Securities Act. In addition, the courtroom held that appellant was non entitled to recover against appellees based on a negligence theory, absent a breach of trust. The courtroom entered a take-nothing judgment inwards favor of appellants.
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670 S.W.2d 327 (1984)
CASE SYNOPSIS
Appellants sought review of a determination past times the 53rd Judicial District Court, Travis County (Texas), which entered judgment against appellants inwards appellee's activity to recover funds invested inwards a articulation enterprise betwixt the parties.CASE FACTS
Appellee instituted an activity to recover funds invested together with expended past times him inwards a articulation enterprise alongside appellants. The case courtroom filed findings of fact together with conclusions of constabulary belongings that appellee's involvement inwards the enterprise was an "investment contract" together with so a security, that the investment contract was non registered alongside the State Securities Board, that the investment contract was sold past times appellants way of imitation representations, that appellants were negligent inwards the administration of the venture, together with that appellee was entitled to rescind together with recover all funds invested or expended past times him inwards the venture.
DISCUSSION
- On review, the courtroom reversed the case court's determination together with entered a take-nothing judgment inwards favor of appellants.
- The courtroom held that appellee's involvement was a articulation enterprise partnership interest, non an "investment contract," inside the purview of the Texas Securities Act, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. arts. 581-1, et seq. (1964 & Supp. 1982).
- Furthermore, that negligence inwards the administration of the affairs of a full general partnership or articulation enterprise does non practise whatsoever correct of activity against that partner past times other members of the partnership, absent a breach of trust.
CONCLUSION
The courtroom reversed, belongings that appellee's investment inwards the articulation enterprise was non governed past times the provisions of the Texas Securities Act. In addition, the courtroom held that appellant was non entitled to recover against appellees based on a negligence theory, absent a breach of trust. The courtroom entered a take-nothing judgment inwards favor of appellants.
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