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· 2/23/1909

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. United States

Citations

  • 212 U.S. 500
  • 29 S. Ct. 309
  • 53 L. Ed. 624
  • 1909 U.S. LEXIS 1833

Syllabus

<p>New York Central R. R. Co. v. United States, ante, p. 481, followed as to constitutionality of the Elkins act of February 19, 1903, c. 708, 32 Stat. 847-, and as to when offenses of giving rebates in violation of the Interstate Commerce act are complete.</p> <p>The Elkins act applies to rebates paid after it went into effect although ■ paid in pursuance of ail agreement, and on shipments, made prior to that date,- the agreement being illegal when made.</p> <p>An indictment which definitely sets forth the elements of the offense of which it was intended to charge the accúsed is sufficient; and in this court only substantial defects in the indictment are available to reverse á judgment of conviction. Connors v. United States, 158 U. S. 408.</p>

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  • holding that a statute prohibiting rebates could validly be applied to a rebate paid after the act’s effective date with respect to property transported before the act’s effective date
  • holding that a statute prohibiting rebates could validly be applied to a rebate paid after the act's effective date with respect to property transported before the act's effective date
  • holding that a statute prohibiting rebates could validly be applied to a rebate paid after the act’s effective date with respect to property transported before the act’s effective date

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Judges: Day, Moody

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