State v. Cruse

On the trial it was stipulated that Fred O. Cruse, Max E. Cruse, and Kermit L. Cruse were the owners and operators of Farmers Livestock Market, doing business under that trade name; that Kermit L. Cruse did not actively participate in the operation of the business; that Kathryn B. Cruse, wife of Fred 0. Cruse, “was employed as a secretary in the office of said firm.”

The owners and operators of Farmers Livestock Market were engaged in selling livestock at auction. For this service the business received a commission computed on the selling price of the livestock. Farmers Livestock Market issued…