Legal Opinion
Minpeco, S.A. v. Conticommodity Services, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 24, 1982No. 81 Civ. 7619(MEL)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
Between the summer of 1979 and early 1980, the price of silver futures rose dramatically from approximately $9 an ounce to $50 an ounce. The situation was unprecedented, creating enormous profits for some and enormous losses for others. Investigations into the causes of the price increase have been made by committees of both the Senate and the House of Representatives 1 and further inquiries by various federal agencies are reported to be in process. Minpeco S.A. (“Minpeco”), a silver trader wholly-owned by the government of Peru, alleges that it held a “short” position…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Chiarella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- Spradlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Stewart v. Wyoming Cattle Ranche Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,323 Frigitemp Corp. v. Financial Dynamics Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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