Union of Russian Societies of St. Michael & St. George, Inc. v. Koss

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Hughes,

For the purposes of this appeal it was agreed that for some time prior to April, 1935, Appellant John Koss was Treasurer, Theodore Duda was President, and Stefan Petrikovicx, also known as Stephan A. Patrick, was Financial Secretary of the Union of Russian Societies of St. Michael & St. George, Incorporated. The society has as one of its functions the making of small loans, not exceeding $300.00, to its members, upon application. Patrick was also President and one of the stockholders of the Philadelphia Iron Works, Incorporated.

In March, 1935, the Philadelphia…