Legal Opinion
United States v. Milton Marks Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 31, 1957No. 11909PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
Milton Marks Corporation is here appealing its conviction and sentence to pay a $5,000.00 fine for violating the False Claims Act. 1 A jury found the corporation guilty of presenting to the United States a fraudulent claim for payment in connection with the sale of a quantity of carbine cartridge clips to the government. On this appeal the principal contention of the corporation is that it was entitled to a j'udgment of acquittal or a new trial because of the insufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction.
The alleged false claim was made in an invoice covering…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
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- United States v. Armour & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Roberts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
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