Rutland Railway Corp. v. Debevoise

How courts have described this case

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• prosecution not barred where extortionate conduct was committed beyond the period of limitations but the payments were received within the period
• payments to induce truckers to perform tasks already required under their pre-existing contract
• fear of wrongfully threatened economic loss also satisfies Hobbs Act
• principal need not be tried, convicted, or even identified
• duty of care does “not reach the insurer’s level”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).