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United States v. Fruit Growers Express Co., 279 U.S. 363 (1929)
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United States v. Fruit Growers Express Co., 279 U.S. 363 (1929)
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United States v. Fruit Growers Express Company No. 305 Argued December 3, 1928 Decided May 13, 1929 279 U.S. 363
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Syllabus
The defendant, a corporation performing the service of icing refrigerator cars under contract with a railroad company, made out and delivered to.the railroad company false reports concerning the quantity of ice used, which reports were kept by the railroad company as required under the Interstate Commerce Act, and were made the basis of icing charges rendered by it in its bills to shippers. The railroad company was innocent. Held that the defendant was not punishable under § 20(7) of the Interstate Commerce Act as a person who willfully makes a false entry in a record kept by a carrier. P. 368.
Affirmed.
Appeal under the Criminal Appeals Act from a judgment of the district court quashing an indictment.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Fruit Growers Express Co., 279 U.S. 363 (1929) in 279 U.S. 363 279 U.S. 365. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YYFWINHK671SGTX.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Fruit Growers Express Co., 279 U.S. 363 (1929), in 279 U.S. 363, page 279 U.S. 365. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YYFWINHK671SGTX.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Fruit Growers Express Co., 279 U.S. 363 (1929). cited in 1929, 279 U.S. 363, pp.279 U.S. 365. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YYFWINHK671SGTX.
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