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Supreme Court· 5/26/1924

Hammerschmidt v. United States

Citations

  • 265 U.S. 182
  • 44 S. Ct. 511
  • 68 L. Ed. 968
  • 1924 U.S. LEXIS 2591

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  • “[The words ‘to defraud’] usually signify the deprivation of something of value by trick, deceit, chicane, or overreaching.”

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Judges: Taft

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