The informer's statute (R.S. § 3490 [31 U.S.C.A. § 231]) incorporates section 5438 of the Revised Statutes as it stood when the Revised Statutes were adopted, not as section 5438 has later been amended (18 U.S.C.A. § 80). Kendall v. United States, 12 Pet. 524, 9 L.Ed. 1181. An informer's action will therefore lie only in cases where the defendant has made false, fictitious, or fraudulent...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.