Berry v. Majestic Milling Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Stone Circuit Court. — Hon. Fred Stewart, Judge. The Act of 1911, entitled “Schools, Compulsory Attendance of Children,” and especially Sec. 1726b, Laws 1911, p. 136, is void, as said act contains more than one subject and the purpose of same is not clearly expressed in its title; in violation of Art. 4, Sec. 28, Mo. Constitution.
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Appeal from Stone Circuit Court. — Hon. Fred Stewart, Judge. The Act of 1911, entitled “Schools, Compulsory Attendance of Children,” and especially Sec. 1726b, Laws 1911, p. 136, is void, as said act contains more than one subject and the purpose of same is not clearly expressed in its title; in violation of Art. 4, Sec. 28, Mo. Constitution. State v. Clark, 54 Mo. 34: Kansas City v. Payne, 71 Mo. 162; State v. Burddoerfer, 107 Mo. 1; State v. Carr, 142 Mo. 611; State, v. Coffee Co., 171 Mo. 634; Witzman v. Railway Co., 131 Mo. 618; Williams v. Railway Co., 233 Mo. 666; State ex rel. v.…
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff recovered a judgment in the Circuit Court of Lawrence County, in the sum of $5,000 for injuries received while employed by the defendant. The case was appealed by the defendant to the Springfield Court of Appeals and by that court transferred to this court because a constitutional question was involved.
The petition alleges that the defendant, who sued by next friend, was a minor under the age of sixteen years, to-wit, 15 years of age; that he was employed by the defendant, unlawfully, to work at operating and to assist in operating the defendant's "roller mill machinery,"…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- City of Tarkio v. CookSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- City of St. Louis v. RussellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Williams v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- State v. FulksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- City of Kansas v. PayneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State Ex Inf. Dalton v. Land Clearance for Redevelopment AuthoritySupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- State Ex Rel. Wells v. WalkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
- Union Electric Co. v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- Hoerath v. Sloan's Moving & Storage Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1957
- Berry Ex Rel. Berry v. Majestic Milling Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1924
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