UNITED STATES v. HILL

No. 252.

34 F.2d 133 (1929)

UNITED STATES v. HILL et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

June 17, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jules Chopak, Jr., of New York City, for appellants.

Charles H. Tuttle, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Edward Feldman, Asst. U. S. Atty., of New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before MANTON, L. HAND, and AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judges.


AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).

The defendants contend that the bonds sued upon were not issued pursuant to any statutory authority, and were consequently unenforceable. Section 251 of the Revised Statutes (19 USCA § 66; 31 USCA § 427) empowers the Secretary of the Treasury to make such regulations as he shall deem best calculated to promote the public convenience and to protect the United States from fraud and loss, to...

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