Legal Opinion

United States v. Kenofskey

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 9, 1917No. 649PublishedCited by 120 opinions

ERROR to the district court of the united states for THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna

Indictment charging a scheme to defraud by use of the mails in violation of § 215 of the Criminal Code.

The indictment is in the usual volume of such instru ments but may be sufficiently summarized as presenting the following facts:

Kenofskey was the agent and assistant superintendent at New Orleans, Louisiana, of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia. It was part of his duty to obtain certificates and proofs of death of persons insured in the company and also to view the remains of deceased policy holders, have them identified, and deliver the certificates and proofs of death to the…

2Cited by120 opinions

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  2. Kann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Salinger v. LoiselSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  4. United States v. Lionel Reifler, Glenn B. Laken, John M. Black, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Kenneth O. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976

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