People v. . Crane
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 3l, 1914, reversing a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the city of New York convicting the defendant of a violation of section 14 of the Labor Law. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The individual as an employer of labor and the state as an employer of labor stand on the same footing.
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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 3l, 1914, reversing a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the city of New York convicting the defendant of a violation of section 14 of the Labor Law. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The individual as an employer of labor and the state as an employer of labor stand on the same footing. (People v. Orange County R. C. Co., 175 N. Y. 84, 89, 90; People v. Luddington, 74 Misc. Rep. 363.) The state for itself and for each of its…
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
The defendant is a contractor with the city of Yew York. His contract was for the construction of sewer basins. In doing the work, he employed laborers not citizens of the United States. One of them was an Italian. The nationality of the others is not shown. Because of the employment of these aliens, he has been convicted of violating section 14 of the Labor Law (L. 1909, ch. 36, Cons. Laws, ch. 31). The section reads as follows:
“ Section 14. Preference in employment of persons upon public works. In the construction of public works by the state or a municipality, or by persons contracting…
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