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Regulation Of Motor Carrier Securities, Eugene T. Liipfert, John L. Mechem
Regulation Of Motor Carrier Securities, Eugene T. Liipfert, John L. Mechem
Vanderbilt Law Review
The origins of the intercity trucking industry were humble. The development of the motor truck and of an intercity highway system which made its use in the transportation of freight practicable led many enterprising individuals to set themselves up as intercity truckers during the decade between 1925 and 1935. Capital requirements were minimal. The initial investment was frequently no more than the down payment on the motor vehicles employed. In the early stages of development, the typical motor carrier was a sole proprietorship, partnership or family-held corporation which relied for its financing on retained earnings of the business and hand-to-mouth …
State "Blue Sky" And Federal Securities Laws, Edward R. Hayes
State "Blue Sky" And Federal Securities Laws, Edward R. Hayes
Vanderbilt Law Review
The subject of state and federal regulation of securities is one with which most lawyers have little familiarity. It may not have been discussed in any of their law school courses;' and their practice may have involved the organization and financing of few if any corporations. This lack of familiarity results in unawareness of the "extent to which security transactions are subject to regulation, a sometimes erroneous assumption that securities may be issued lawfully by the occasional corporate (and even noncorporate) client without necessity for complying with statutory requirements, and an overlooking of possible rights of clients who may have …