Putnam Resources v. Ronald M. Pateman, Ronald M. Pateman v. Frenkel & Company, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1992-02-20

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SELYA, Circuit Judge. When Virgil, some twenty centuries ago, wrote in The Aeneid of mankind’s “accurst craving for gold,” he accurately anticipated the timeless appetite undergirding the twin appeals which confront us today. The tarnished tale follows. I. BACKGROUND We limn the contours of the case as reflect…

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