Funk v. United States, 290 U.S. 616

Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted, limited to the question as to ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍what law is applicable to the determination *617of the competency of the wife of the petitioner ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍as a witness. The motion for leave to proceed further herein in forma pauperis is granted.

Messrs. ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍Charles A. Hammer and John W. Carter, Jr., for petitioner. Solicitor General Biggs, Assistant Solicitor General MacLean, and Messrs. Amos ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍W. W. Woodcock and W. Marvin Smith for the United States.

Case Details

Case Name: Funk v. United States

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Oct 16, 1933

Citations: 290 U.S. 616; 54 S. Ct. 91; 78 L. Ed. 538; 1933 U.S. LEXIS 564; No. 394

Docket Number: No. 394

Court Abbreviation: U.S.