Legal Opinion
Hart v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1940No. 9272PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
Monte E. Hart, James Monroe Smith, J. Emory Adams, Seymour Weiss, and Louis C. LeSage were convicted under two counts of an indictment charging them with having used the mails to defraud Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the State of Louisiana and its taxpayers, all in violation of Section 215 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S. C.A. § 338. Appeals were taken by all the defendants but before submission the appeal of Smith was abandoned.
The record shows that Lee Circle Hotel Company, Inc., was organized in 1934 by Seymour Weiss, J. P.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Isaacs v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by47 opinions
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