Legal Opinion
King v. Vesco
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 18, 1972No. C-71-1038PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
RENFREW, District Judge.
This is a private treble damage action brought under the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (Supp.1972). Such actions are designed to supplement prosecutions by the Department of Justice to combat attempts by organized crime to take over legitimate businesses. That private treble damage actions can materially assist in law enforcement has already been amply demonstrated in the antitrust field. As Mr. Justice Black said in Perma Life Mufflers v. Int’l Parts Corp., 392 U.S. 134, 139, 88 S.Ct. 1981, 1984, 20 L.Ed.2d 982…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Scophony Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. MaloneySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- L. D. Reeder Contractors of Arizona, an Arizona Corporation v. Higgins Industries, Inc., a Louisiana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Schaick v. Church of Scientology of California, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- Rolls-Royce Motors, Inc. v. Charles Schmitt & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- Farmers Bank of State of Del. v. Bell Mtg. Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1978
- Bernstein v. IDT Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1984
- Morley v. CohenDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1985
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