Legal Opinion
United States v. Mortimer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 17, 1941No. 190PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
In 1935, appellant, George T. Mortimer, was indicted with five other persons, all officers of the New York Title and Mortgage Company in 1930, ’31, and ’32, for using the mails to defraud and for conspiring to do so. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 338, 88. Of this group, Cyril H. Burdett, a vice-president of the company, died during the course of the trial; Joseph C. Shields, a vice-president, was acquitted; Harry H. Kahler, chairman of the board of directors, pleaded guilty; and H. P. Williams, chairman of the executive committee, Mortimer, the president, and H. F. Breitwieser, a…
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