Legal Opinion

Savage v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 28, 1920No. 5549PublishedCited by 43 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Colorado; Robert E. Rewis, Judge. John A. Savage was convicted of using mails with intent to defraud, and he brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

MUNGER, District Judge.

The plaintiff in error (hereafter called defendant was convicted of a violation of section 215 of the Penal Code (Comp. St. § 10385). The indictment contained 15 counts. Four different schemes were alleged, with a charge in each count of the mailing of a letter or other writing in the attempted execution of the scheme. In each count it was charged that the defendant devised a scheme to defraud by planning to incorporate a company under the laws of Colorado, adopting as its name the firm name of an existing unincorporated partnership or association then doing business,…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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  2. Durland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Horning v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  4. Dunlop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  5. Claassen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891

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3Cited by43 opinions

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  2. Kann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Hartzell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
  4. Brady v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
  5. Chew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925

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