Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

BP Performance Polymers, Inc. v. Ethyl Corp.

BP Performance Polymers, Inc. v. Ethyl Corp., 513 U.S. 1153 (1995)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1995-02-21
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • stating that an investment contract exists when there has been (1) an investment of money in (2) a common enterprise with (3) an expectation of profits derived solely from the efforts of others
  • upholding jury instruction that the "interest" contemplated by § 1962(b) meant acquiring stock or ownership equity and also entailed gaining "actual day-to-day involvement in the management and operation" of the enterprise.

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed BP Performance Polymers, Inc. v. Ethyl Corp.. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.