Ex parte Pittman
Nevada Supreme Court
Original proceeding. Application by W. B. Pittman, on behalf of T. B. Rickey, for a writ of habeas corpus. Statement op Facts This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus. The writ in this case was heretofore issued upon a duly verified petition in behalf of T. B. Rickey, alleging that he was unlawfully confined and restrained of his liberty by the sheriff of Ormsby County.
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Original proceeding. Application by W. B. Pittman, on behalf of T. B. Rickey, for a writ of habeas corpus. Statement op Facts This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus. The writ in this case was heretofore issued upon a duly verified petition in behalf of T. B. Rickey, alleging that he was unlawfully confined and restrained of his liberty by the sheriff of Ormsby County. From the return upon the writ it appears that the said T. B. Rickey was at the time of its issuance held in custody by said sheriff upon bench warrants regularly issued by the First Judicial District Court of the State…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Norcross, C. J.:
Counsel for petitioner in their brief say: "In presenting the constitutional questions we will follow these lines: That the business of banking, including the contract with depositors of the bank for every nature of deposits, is a lawful business, in which it is the inherent right of every citizen to engage; that the legislature can only regulate such a business, or the making of such a contract in the absence of fraud or turpitude; that its power to prohibit commences and ends with the fraud or turpitude; that the statute of Nevada prohibiting the receipt of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Meadowcroft v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- State v. BeachIndiana Supreme Court · 1897
- Ex Parte BoyceNevada Supreme Court · 1904
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- Ex parte SMITHNevada Supreme Court · 1910
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