Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Fryar v. Abell
Fryar v. Abell, 492 U.S. 914 (1989)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1989-07-03
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- “Even if we were not convinced that the district court correctly found an absence of jury prejudice here, we would not permit the perpetrator of jury tampering, in a civil proceeding, to reap the rewards of his misdeed by enjoying a new trial.”
- bond underwriters’ counsel not primarily liable under Rule 10b-5 for failure to correct misleading prospectus statements where it did not sign prospectus or accompanying documents and did not prepare formal written legal opinion for benefit of bond purchasers
Citator
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C. A. 5th Cir. Cer-tiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., ante, p. 229.