Legal Opinion
People v. Mancuso
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1931PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
The defendants have been indicted for the crime of participating as directors in the fraudulent insolvency of a moneyed corporation in contravention of Penal Law, section 297, subdivision 1. There were demurrers to the indictment which the trial court allowed. The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed.
Penal Law, section 297, read as follows:
“ Every director of a moneyed corporation who:
“ 1. In case of the fraudulent insolvency of such corporation, shall have participated in such fraud; or,
“ 2. Willfully does any act as such director which is expressly forbidden by law, or…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Nash v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- United States v. L. Cohen Grocery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Briggs v. SpauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- International Harvester Co. of America v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by73 opinions
- People v. CruzNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Speed v. Transamerica Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1951
- Wiggins v. Town of SomersNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
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