The case involves four charges against the appellants for violating a law related to the sale of sewing machines on an installment basis. The charges include not accepting the required down payment, not keeping proper records, extending too much credit to customers, and conspiring to violate the law. The evidence presented showed that the appellants were partners in a business that sold sewing machines. The appellants did not dispute the three substantive counts but challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to support the guilty verdict on all counts. The court analyzed whether partners could be held criminally liable for the knowledge and acts of their agents and employees who made sales without collecting the required down payment while acting in the course of their employment. The most relevant facts in the case are whether the appellants were aware of their employees' actions and whether they authorized, counseled, advised, approved, or ratified those actions.

Gordon v. United States (1953)
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
203 F.2d 248

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