Legal Opinion
United States v. Standard Oil Co. of California
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 17, 1957PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS F. MURPHY, District Judge.
By this action the Government seeks recovery of some sixty-six million dollars, the amount the Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) and its successor, the Mutual Security Agency (MSA) expended to finance European purchases of Saudi Arabian crude oil supplied by two of the defendants during the period September 1, 1950 to August 31, 1952.
Introduction
A better understanding of this claim requires some brief background on a number of subjects. By way of introduction, we will discuss in a general fashion the European Recovery Program (ERP), the ECA statutory…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- United States v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Pulllman's Palace Car Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Kingston Dry Dock Co. v. Lake Champlain Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc. v. George P. Mitchell, George P. Mitchell v. Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Yonofsky v. WernickDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Sound Video Unlimited, Inc. v. Video Shack Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- National State Bank of Newark v. Terminal Const. Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1963
- Zeising v. KellyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
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