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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 2

Citation
Section 2
Parent Document
United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. Forman, 421 U.S. 837 (1975)
Effective Date
1975-10-06

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*858 There is no doubt that purchasers in this housing cooperative sought to obtain a decent home at an attractive price. But that type of economic interest characterizes every form of commercial dealing. What distinguishes a security transaction—and what is absent here—is an investment where one parts with his money in the hope of receiving profits from the efforts of others, and not where he purchases a commodity for personal consumption or living quarters for personal use.[25] *859 III