Legal Opinion
United States v. American Tobacco Co.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided March 10, 1910PublishedCited by 19 opinions
The American Tobacco Company was indicted, and files a plea in abatement.
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, District Judge.
The indictment charging the defendant with receiving rebates from a railroad company was returned by the grand jury on December 2, 1909. The process issued thereon was served February 4, 1910. On February 23d the defendant filed a duly-verified plea in abatement, expressed as follows:
“Comes tlie defendant, the American Tobacco Company, and otters herein its plea in abatement of the indictment against it herein, and for cause thereof respectfully shows to the court and alleges the facts to be as follows. to wil : One 8. H. Smith Is a lawyer attached to, and in the service…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Agnew v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. GaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Cox v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Crowley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- United States v. RosenthalU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1903
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Amazon Industrial Chemical CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1931
- Moffatt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- State v. Superior Court in and for County of MaricopaArizona Supreme Court · 1964
- In re Grand Jury Investigation William H. Pflaumer & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- United States v. GilboyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
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