Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kirk
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 19, 1940No. Appeals, Nos. 49-52PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, P. J.,
The defendants were indicted, tried and found guilty (1) of the charge (No. 303 January Sessions, 1939) of conspiracy with Warren Van Dyke and others to misuse the power and influence of the office of the Secretary of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the personal aggrandizement of the defendants; and (2) of the charge (No. 304 January Sessions, 1939) of conspiracy with H. H. Temple and others to extort bond business and moneys from contractors engaged in the performance of highway construction contracts, and from insurance agents and brokers writing…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- McNair's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth v. McHaleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- Commonwealth v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Commonwealth v. BrownmillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FarquharsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Pirillo v. PirilloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. EVANSSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Commonwealth v. CoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- United States v. KlassCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
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