Legal Opinion
United States v. United States Steel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1981No. 80-1206PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
United States Steel appeals from a grant of summary judgment assessing damages against it in a civil forfeiture proceeding brought by the United States under the Hepburn Act, § 2, 49 U.S.C. § 41(3). 1 The Hepburn Act makes it illegal for a shipper knowingly to obtain the transportation of property at less than the published and filed tariff rates. This action was brought by the United States seeking forfeiture in the sum of three times the value of the rebates received by U.S. Steel between August 1969 and March 1974. Both the Government and U.S. Steel filed motions for…
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