Legal Opinion
Milton Rudolph v. Milton F. Steinhardt
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 27, 1983No. 82-5647PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Senior Circuit Judge:
In 1849, the cry of “Gold!” rang out from the banks of the American River in California. In 1933, the halls of Congress echoed with a ban on gold clauses in American contracts. 1 Our case involves a modern prospector, panning for security in the rivulets of commerce. His tool is a lease provision that increases rent payments in proportion to official devaluations of the United States dollar. We hold that he has struck gold; but, alas, he cannot keep it. The rent provision is a gold clause and therefore violative of 31 U.S.C. § 463. Moreover, although Congress…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Steinhardt v. RudolphDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Williams v. Aeroland Oil CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. HenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Holyoke Water Power Co. v. American Writing Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Bank of America NT&SACalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
- Fay Corp. v. Bat Holdings I, Inc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1986
- Adams v. Burlington Northern RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Trostel v. American Life & Casualty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Guy Adams, Bonnie L. Adams, Timothy Adams, Clifton Albright, Janet Allot, Marvin Klein, Mary Lou Miller, Dwight W. Williams, Jo Ann Peterson, Ignacia Fuentes, Russel Peterson, Janet Peterson, Central Life Assurance Co. v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a Delaware Corporation, Burlington Northern, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Guy D. Adams, Herb Bailey, Barnts Medical Specialties, Benefit Trust Life Insurance Co., Tom Bradley, Donald L. Brookhart, Central Life Assurance Co., Russell L. Clark, Dmn, Inc., Ray Eiford, Sherman A. Hill, Bryce A. James, Frank C. Jones, Alan Russell Kahn, Robert M. Keenholts, Manhattan Life Insurance Company, Standard Insurance Company, Ellis R. Stanley, Trustmark Life Insurance Company, Union Central Life Insurance Co., Irene E. Walters, Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, John H. Zybura, for Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of and as Class Representatives of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Csx Transportation, a Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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