Pendergast v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1943-01-11

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Mr. Justice Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioners, together with one Street, now deceased, conceived and executed a nefarious scheme in fraud of the federal District Court and in corruption of the administration of justice. The short of it was that petitioners by fraud and deceit and through misrepresentations by attorneys induced the court to issue decrees effectuating a corrupt settlement of…

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