Summary

United Ates v. Bruno — Opinion of the Court

In some instances there was a subsequent adjustment of the price to conform to the price ceiling for the grade actually shipped. But in others there was not. And bearing on the integrity of the system were two other facts- (1) the debits made followed the OPA investigation; (2) the inflated prices were not disclosed on Bruno's books. In a seller's market upgrading may be a convenient device for black market operations.
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United Ates v. Bruno — Opinion of the Court

The court also charged that there could be no conviction if Bruno did not sell the waste paper 'with the intent of receiving higher than ceiling price, and did not actually receive higher than ceiling price'.
We think it was proper to submit the case to the jury. The evidence seems to us ample to support the conviction. There was false grading in each invoice. The sales were not made at a price to be determined on the customers' inspection of the grade. They were made at specific invoice prices which were above the ceiling. The goods were delivered at those prices
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