Regan v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action by the United States against James B. Regan. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This cause comes here upon a writ of error to review a judgment of the Circuit Court, Southern District of New York, in favor of defendant in error, plaintiff below.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action by the United States against James B. Regan. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This cause comes here upon a writ of error to review a judgment of the Circuit Court, Southern District of New York, in favor of defendant in error, plaintiff below. The action was to recover the sum of $1,000 by way of penalty for an alleged violation of sections 4, 5, Act Feb. 20,1907, c. 1134, 34 Stat. 900 (U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1909, pp. 450, 451), such violation consisting, as it is charged, in…
1Opinion of the CourtLacombe, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Defendant contends that there was not sufficient evidence to take the case to the jury, and that his motion to dismiss at the close of the testimony should have been granted. Neumann was not examined, and the defendant did not take the stand. The only witnesses were Foreau for the government and Mrs. Regan for the defendant. She had acted as interpreter at the interview, because Foreau did not speak English and Regan did not speak French. The evidence to support the government’s contention is meager, but we do not find it necessary to discuss it in detail,…
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