Commonwealth v. Ewing’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““We are not concluded by his statement that he was a merchant in good faith, nor are we estopped by it from looking into the truth of the matter as it appears in the record. Courts, in the interest of justice and truth; may, and often do, look beneath the surface of things to discover the real nature of the transaction under investigation, and are frequently justified in putting aside, as unworthy of serious consideration statements, which, although apparently candid, are really used as mere' forms of expression to bring the actor within the protecting circle of some rule of law or statutory phrase.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Audubon Country Club v. Commonwealth