Tozer v. United States
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri. George K. Tozer was indicted for a violation of the interstate commerce act, (section 3,) prohibiting undue preferences. The court sustained á demurrer to the fourth count. 37 Fed. Rep. 635. Defendant was convicted under the second and third counts. For charge to jury, see 39 Fed.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri. George K. Tozer was indicted for a violation of the interstate commerce act, (section 3,) prohibiting undue preferences. The court sustained á demurrer to the fourth count. 37 Fed. Rep. 635. Defendant was convicted under the second and third counts. For charge to jury, see 39 Fed. Rep. 369. The court subsequently denied defendant’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment. 39 Fed. Rep. 904. From the judgment of conviction, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Brewer, Circuit Justice.
Plaintiff in error was indicted in the district court for an alleged violation of the interstate commerce act. There were five counts in the indictment. The court sustained a demurrer to the fourth, and the defendant was found not guilty under the first and fifth, but guilty under the second and third, counts. The judgment of conviction rendered thereon was brought to this court for review by writ of error.
The facts in the case are these: Tozer was agent of the Missomi Pacific Railway Company at Hannibal, Mo. That company operated a line of road extending from Hannibal…
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