Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Contreras v. Grower Shipper Vegetable Ass'n of Central California
Contreras v. Grower Shipper Vegetable Ass'n of Cent. Cal., 415 U.S. 932 (1974)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1974-02-19
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- suggesting that allegation of corporate residence in interpleader complaint may bind subsequent determination of principal executive office in same action
- "[I]t would not be unreasonable to assume that a man believed to be the one of the top narcotics violators in the New York area would be carrying arms or would be otherwise violent."
- no violation of Posse Comitatus Act where undercover agents purchased drugs in investigation because they did not assume any greater authority than that of a private citizen
- general motion for a directed verdict could be supplemented by counsel's argument
- conspiracy directed at unionized employees
- restaurant associated with narcotics trade
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Contreras v. Grower Shipper Vegetable Ass'n of Central California. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
- Cited by
- 132 opinions
C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Douglas would grant certiorari.