Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Schiavone & Sons, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 29, 1970No. 7510PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a treble damage judgment against Michael Schiavone & Sons, Inc., the district court having found that Schiavone knowingly received an illegal rebate from the Boston & Maine Railroad, in violation of the Elk-ins Act, 49 U.S.C. § 41(3), when it purchased certain property from the Railroad for less than the fair market value. United States v. Michael Schiavone & Sons, Inc., 304 F.Supp. 773 (D.Mass. 1969), appeal dismissed, 396 U.S. 275, 90 S.Ct. 565, 24 L.Ed.2d 466 (1970).
On May 1, 1957, Schiavone, a dealer in scrap metal, and the Railroad entered a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Utah Power & Light Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- United States v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- United States v. New Orleans Chapter, Associated General Contractors of America, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1965
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Precious Metals Associates, Inc. v. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Michael Schiavone & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- Taylor-Edwards Warehouse & Transfer Co., of Spokane, Inc., a Washington Corporation v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Barry Clifford v. M/v Islander and Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Michael Schiavone & Sons, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1971
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