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Evidence -- Competency Of Wife To Testify Against Husband--Rules Of Evidence In Federal Court, Philip A. Hart
Evidence -- Competency Of Wife To Testify Against Husband--Rules Of Evidence In Federal Court, Philip A. Hart
Michigan Law Review
The defendant was convicted of transporting a female in interstate commerce for immoral purposes. Over the defendant's objection the trial court permitted testimony against him to be given by the defendant's wife. This ruling he assigned as error but held a wife is competent as a witness against her husband. Yoder v. United States, (C. C. A. 10th, 1935) 80 F. (2d) 665.
State "Blue-Sky" Laws And The Federal Securities Acts, Russell A. Smith
State "Blue-Sky" Laws And The Federal Securities Acts, Russell A. Smith
Michigan Law Review
With the current revival of business has come increased activity in the securities markets. Corporations are taking advantage of low money rates to refund outstanding issues and, to some extent, to obtain new money for corporate purposes. If the upturn in business proves to be substantial, rather than merely a temporary, government-induced short-time swing, the issuance of securities for the purpose of financing capital improvements will doubtless accelerate. Questions arising under the various laws, federal and state, for the regulation of the sale of securities will become increasingly important. Persons interested in the issuance and disposal of securities desire, of …
Constitutional Law - Franchise Tax - Burden Upon Interstate And Foreign Commerce - Due Process - Equal Protection Of The Laws
Michigan Law Review
The state of California adopted a franchise tax which was based upon the corporations' net income apportioned according to "that portion which is derived from business done within the State." When this was construed to include not merely the income from intrastate business alone, but rather the income from both this and from all interstate and foreign business attributable to California, its enforcement was resisted upon the grounds that (1) so construed it was repugnant to the commerce clause upon the theory that it burdened interstate and foreign commerce, (2) it violated the due process clause upon the theory that …