Legal Opinion

United States v. Hall

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 27, 1879No. 687PublishedCited by 99 opinions

Certificate of division in opinion between tbe judges of tbe Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford

Pensions granted to children under sixteen years of age may, in certain cases, be paid to their guardians, and the act of Congress provides that every guardian having the charge and custody of the’ pension of his ward, who embezzles the same in violation of his trust, or fraudulently converts the same to his own use, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $2,000, or imprisonment at hard labor for a term not exceeding five years, or both. Rev. Stat., sect. 4783.

Sufficient appears to show that the defendant in the indictment is the guardian of William Williamson, who was at the time mentioned,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. The United States v. Hudson and GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1812
  2. United States v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. United States v. CoolidgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1816
  4. Eckert v. McKeeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1872
  5. United States v. MarksU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky · 1869

3Cited by99 opinions

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  4. Frisbie v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. Texas (No. 1)Supreme Court of the United States · 1909

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