# United States v. Pendergast (contempt; motions to abate and quash), 35 F. Supp. 593 (W.D. Mo. 1940)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/courtlistener-us-v-pendergast-35-f-supp-593/

A three-judge court's ruling on motions to abate and quash an information of 13 July 1940 charging Pendergast, Robert Emmett O'Malley and A. L. McCormack with contempt arising from the insurance-rate settlement decree; the objections are overruled.

No. 5040 per the caption. The court (including Judges Otis and Reeves) overruled the objections on jurisdiction and the "order and decorum" argument. Only the opening and the first two grounds were read for this archive.

## Sources

- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri (three-judge court), via CourtListener: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8815581/united-states-v-pendergast/