United States v. Interstate Properties, Inc.

WILBUR K. MILLER, Associate Justice.

This appeal by the United States challenges the correctness of the action of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia in sustaining a demurrer to an indictment which charged three defendants with manslaughter. The accused were Interstate Properties, Inc., a corporation, Thomas B. Lawler, vice president of Interstate Properties, Inc., and “engaged actively in the management of its affairs,” and Jacob W. Block.

The indictment is lengthy, but the allegations of its paragraphs, which we number for convenience, may be summarized as…