Legal Opinion
National Ass's of Certified Public Accountants v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 4, 1923No. 3870PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
The United States, acting through the district attorney, filed its bill asking for an injunction prohibiting the National Association of Certified Public Accountants, a corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia, from exercising the power to confer the degree of certified public accountant, or any other degree, upon any person, on the ground that it had no lawful right to do so. In due time the corporation answered. A motion to strike out the answer and for a decree pro confesso was filed by the United States. Pending the disposition of this motion,…
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