Legal Opinion

United States v. Boston & Maine Railroad

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 8, 1965No. 232PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas

This is a direct appeal under the Criminal Appeals Act, 18 U. S. C. § 3731, from the District Court's order dismissing Count I of an indictment (225 F. Supp. 577) for failure to state an offense under § 10 of the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 734, 15 U. S. C. § 20. That section provides in relevant part:

“No common carrier engaged in commerce shall have any dealings in securities, supplies, or other articles of commerce, or shall make or have any contracts for construction or maintenance of any kind, to the amount of more than $50,000, in the aggregate, in any one year, with another corporation, firm,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  2. United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Dunlop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. United States v. WeitzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1918

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Pipefitters Local Union No. 562 v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Calnetics Corporation and Meier-Line, Inc. v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., Calnetics Corporation v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., (Five Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  3. United States v. Theodore v. AnzaloneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Bank of New England, N.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  5. Carroll v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992

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