supt insurance bankers life cas argued october decided november petitioner liquidator manhattan casualty alleged company defrauded violation federal securities laws fraudulent sale securities owned manhattan sole stockholder agreed sell manhattan stock one begole million begole conspired others use treasury bonds owned manhattan pay shares deceptive device bonds sold proceeds used purchase stock depletion manhattan assets concealed purported transfer exchange proceeds bond sale certificate deposit fact assigned manhattan new president another corporation used collateral loan district dismissed complaint appeals affirmed finding investor injured purity security transaction purity trading process unsullied held section securities exchange act makes unlawful use connection purchase sale security manipulative deceptive device contrivance contravention securities exchange commission rules regulations section prohibits use deceptive device sale security person irrelevant manhattan corporation rather individual investor fraud perpetrated corporate officer outside collaborators transaction conducted securities exchange organized market proceeds due seller misappropriated creditors defrauded corporate seller may ultimate victims pp reversed douglas delivered opinion unanimous arnold bauman argued cause petitioner briefs morton schlossberg william karatz argued cause filed brief respondent irving trust irving parker argued cause respondent bankers life casualty brief william kirby isaac bayda william willis michael maney filed brief respondents banking et al william heller filed brief respondents garvin bantel et al walter north argued cause securities exchange commission amicus curiae urging reversal brief solicitor general griswold peter strauss philip loomis theodore sonde justice douglas delivered opinion manhattan casualty represented petitioner new york superintendent insurance alleged defrauded sale certain securities violation securities act stat securities exchange act stat district dismissed complaint supp appeals affirmed divided bench case petition writ certiorari granted seems bankers life casualty one respondents agreed sell manhattan stock one begole alleged begole conspired one bourne others pay stock funds manhattan assets alleged arranged garvin bantel note brokerage firm obtain check respondent irving trust although funds deposit time day purchased stock manhattan bankers life stockholders directors installed one sweeny president manhattan manhattan sold treasury bonds amount plus enough cash bring total credited account manhattan irving trust irving trust check charged result begole owned stock manhattan used manhattan assets purchase complete fraudulent scheme irving trust issued second check manhattan sweeny manhattan new president tendered bank trust issued certificate deposit name manhattan sweeny endorsed certificate deposit new england note company alleged controlled bourne bourne endorsed certificate banking collateral loan banking new england proceeds paid irving trust cover latter second check though manhattan assets depleted books reflected sale government bonds purchase certificate deposit show assets used begole pay purchase manhattan shares certificate deposit assigned new england pledged banking manhattan seller treasury bonds seems us clearly protected securities exchange act makes unlawful use connection purchase sale security manipulative deceptive device contrivance contravention rules regulations securities exchange commission certainly act practice within meaning rule operated fraud deceit manhattan seller government bonds sure full market price paid bonds seller duped believing seller receive proceeds agree appeals investor injured purity security transaction purity trading process unsullied section outlaws use connection purchase sale security manipulative deceptive device contrivance act protects corporations well individuals sellers security manhattan injured investor deceptive device deprived compensation sale valuable block securities fact fraud perpetrated officer manhattan outside collaborators irrelevant problem bans use deceptive device sale security person fact transaction conducted securities exchange organized market irrelevant coverage hooper mountain securities likewise irrelevant fact proceeds sale due seller misappropriated appeals fifth circuit said hooper case considering purpose legislation unrealistic say corporation capacity acquire worth assets shares stock suffered loss gave got zero congress made clear disregard trust relationships law regard fiduciaries single seamless web along manipulation investor ignorance like since practices constantly vary practices legitimate purposes may turned illegitimate fraudulent means broad discretionary powers regulatory agency found practically essential hence read narrowly appeals limited preserving integrity securities markets though purpose included section must read flexibly technically restrictively since sale security since fraud used connection redress whatever might available remedy state law agree congress seek regulate transactions constitute internal corporate mismanagement read mean congress meant bar deceptive devices contrivances purchase sale securities whether conducted organized markets face face fact creditors defrauded corporate buyer seller securities may ultimate victims warrant disregard corporate entity controlling stockholder owes corporation fiduciary obligation one designed protection entire community interests corporation creditors well stockholders pepper litton crux present case manhattan suffered injury result deceptive practices touching sale securities investor stated shell hensley person dealing corporation securities transaction denies corporation directors access material information known corporation disabled availing informed judgment part board regarding merits transaction situation private right action recognized rule available remedy corporate disability bankers life urges complaint allege discovery failed disclose connection fraud therefore dismissal complaint correct affirmed make ruling point case must remanded trial intimate opinion merits dealt allegations question law whether cause action respects sale manhattan treasury bonds charged think charged accordingly reverse remand proceedings consistent opinion defenses except ruling open remand reversed footnotes banking time made loan new england note amount distributed part follows banking bourne begole garvin bantel section provides shall unlawful person use employ connection purchase sale security registered national securities exchange security registered manipulative deceptive device contrivance contravention rules regulations commission may prescribe necessary appropriate public interest protection investors rule cfr provides shall unlawful person directly indirectly use means instrumentality interstate commerce mails facility national securities exchange employ device scheme artifice defraud make untrue statement material fact omit state material fact necessary order make statements made light circumstances made misleading engage act practice course business operates operate fraud deceit upon person connection purchase sale security supra section act defines security broadly see tcherepnin knight clearly embraces treasury bonds see allico nat amalgamated meat cutters butcher workmen north america held sufficient rule complaint charged defendant union upon discovering third party pay higher price breached prior agreement sell stock wholly owned life insurance company plaintiffs placed primary reliance fact course transaction union misappropriated shares life insurance company stock previously sold plaintiffs cash held escrow pending consummation agreement even breach contract order make favorable contract sufficient confer jurisdiction motivation said induce breach contract also induce conversion plaintiffs pledged shares see also cooper north jersey trust supp sdny conspiracy loan plaintiff money buy securities followed misappropriation purchased securities pledged secure loan held violate rule indeed misappropriation garden variety type fraud compared scheme gave rise brod perlow case involved action broker customers recovery losses suffered defendant customers refused pay securities previously ordered decreased value settlement date complaint charged refusal honor purchase order part customers deceptive plan pay securities purchased account securities appreciated value date payment due rejecting customers pleas fraud alleged investment value securities fraud usually associated sale purchase securities appeals second circuit composed different panel one sitting instant case reversed district dismissal complaint think sound dismiss complaint merely alleged scheme involve type fraud usually associated sale purchase securities believe rule prohibit fraudulent schemes connection purchase sale securities whether artifices employed involve garden type variety fraud present unique form deception novel atypical methods provide immunity securities laws history act shows congress especially concerned impact frauds creditors corporations see established private right action implied see loss securities regulation loss securities regulation et seq ed cf tcherepnin knight case borak petitioner complaint bases single claim recovery alternatively three different transactions alleged confer jurisdiction manhattan sale treasury bonds sale manhattan stock bankers life bourne begole transactions involving certificates deposit hold alleged fraud cognizable rule bond sale express opinion manhattan standing rule phases complaint see kellogg inability obtain analytical precision standing sue rule involved buffalo rev lowenfels demise birnbaum doctrine new era rule rev