Legal Opinion

United States v. W.F. Brinkley & Son Construction Company, Inc. And William F. Brinkley, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided February 21, 1986No. 84-5355PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNEEDEN, Circuit Judge:

The defendants, William F. Brinkley, Jr. and W.F. Brinkley & Son Construction Company (“Brinkley & Son”), appeal their convictions of one count of conspiring to rig bids on a construction project in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. Brinkley, president of Brinkley & Son was sentenced to 30 days incarceration and fined $25,000. The. company was fined $100,000.

The appellants contend that the trial court erred by denying their motion for judgment of acquittal and by improperly instructing the jury on the definition of bid rigging and on the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. United States v. Smith Grading and Paving, Inc. And Herbert P. Lee, Iii, United States of America v. Dellinger, Inc. And Theodore C. DellingerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
  3. United States v. Portsmouth Paving Corporation and R. Curtis Saunders, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
  4. United States v. Koppers Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
  5. United States v. Brighton Building & Maintenance Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979

3Cited by32 opinions

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  2. United States v. Mobile Materials, Inc. And Gerald O. PhilpotCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Hal Brown, Jr., United States of America v. Michael F. TobeyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  4. In re London Silver Fixing, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2016
  5. United States v. All Star Industries, Midco Pipe & Tube Co., Richard A. Brazzale, Mannesmann International Alloys, Inc. (Mia)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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