Singer Sewing Machine Co. v. Escoe

1 Citing case

  1. Lachman v. Sperry-Sun Well Surveying Company

    457 F.2d 850 (10th Cir. 1972)   Cited 30 times
    Holding that public policy would be offended by enforcement of certain nondisclosure provisions in contract where nondisclosure would likely permit a crime to be committed without detection

    The circumstances here is entirely different, and the reason for the doctrine does not exist. In Singer Sewing Machine Co. v. Escoe, 179 Okl. 100, 64 P.2d 855 (1937), the defendant was accused by Singer of embezzlement. Defendant's uncle agreed to make up the loss and gave a promisory note in return for Singer's promise to conceal the crime. The Oklahoma Supreme Court held that the note given to one who known of the commission of a crime for the purpose of compounding or concealing the crime or of preventing prosecution therefore is void.