Legal Opinion

Nichols & Co. v. Secretary of Agriculture

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided November 19, 1942No. 3747PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAHONEY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioners seek review of an order of the Secretary of Agriculture (actually the Assistant Secretary) suspending a registration of Nichols & Company, a partnership, as commission merchant under the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, 49 Stat. 1491, 7 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., hereinafter called the Act. The order was stayed pending the outcome of this appeal.

On February 14, 1941, the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture under the authority of the Act issued a complaint against Nichols & Company, Inc., hereinafter called the corporation, and against Nichols & Company,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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  4. Taylor v. Standard Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
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