Legal Opinion

Wilson v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 22, 1935No. 10182PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

The facts out of which this controversy arises are not in substantial dispute, although the parties differ as to the inferences which may properly be drawn from them.

The appellants, Wilson and Gurley (who will be referred to as the defendants), had been for some years prior to June 30, 1933, in the employ of. the government at Fort Smith, Ark., the former as a prohibition agent, and the latter as Assistant Prohibition Administrator. They were furloughed on June 30, 1933. It had been the duty of Wilson to search out violations of the National Prohibition Act and to…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. United States v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  3. Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  4. United States v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  5. United States v. HartwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1868

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Hewitt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
  2. State v. HoweNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Husten v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
  4. Muench v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
  5. United States v. 1,997.66 Acres of Land, More or Less, in Polk CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943

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