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Rex v Button: 1848

The defendants were charged with conspiracy to use their employers’ vats and dyes to dye articles which they were not entitled to dye, to secure profits for themselves and so to defraud their employer of profit. There was no false pretence and no deceit of their employer by inducing him to believe something to be true which was false.

Judges:

Crompton J

Citations:

(1848) 3 Cox CC 229

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedScott v Metropolitan Police Commissioner; Regina v Scott HL 20-Nov-1974
The defendant had been accused of conspiracy to produce pirate copies of films obtained by purchasing copies from cinema owners without the knowledge or consent of the copyright owners.
Held: To establish a conspiracy to defraud, it was not . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Crime

Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.324669

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