Nichols & Co. v. Secretary of Agriculture

MAHONEY, Circuit Judge.

This court handed down an opinion in Nichols & Company et al. v. Secretary of Agriculture on November 19, 1942 (1 Cir., 131 F.2d 651). On the basis of the testimony presented to a master and a master’s report, the Secretary of Agriculture concluded that Nichols & Company and Nichols & Company, Inc., were guilty of violating certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, 49 Stat. 1491, 7 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. He ordered that the registration of Nichols & Company as a futures commission merchant be suspended for a period of ninety days. Pie determined that Nichols &…