Ex parte House v. Mayes
Supreme Court of Missouri
Habeas Corpus, Tbe law.is invalid as an unauthorized invasion of. the liberty of the citizen. The State is not infringing upon that liberty when it exercises its police power to confine the freedom of the individual for the protection of the State or of the safety, health, morals or welfare of the general public.
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Habeas Corpus, Tbe law.is invalid as an unauthorized invasion of. the liberty of the citizen. The State is not infringing upon that liberty when it exercises its police power to confine the freedom of the individual for the protection of the State or of the safety, health, morals or welfare of the general public. The objects of the police power can be stated only in a general way, but may be defined to be the protection of the safety, health, morals or welfare of the general public. Adair v. United States, 208 U. S. 173. But the Legislature can interfere with the liberty of the citizen only…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
An Act of the General Assembly of Missouri approved June 8th, 1909' (Laws 1909, p. 519), is in these words:
“An Act to prevent fraud in the purchase and sale of grain and other commodities.
“Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
“Section 1. Every sale of grain, seed, hay or coal shall be made on the basis of the actual weight thereof, and any purchaser of grain, seed, hay or coal, who shall deduct any amount from the actual weight or measure thereof under claim of right to do so by reason of any custom or rule of a board of trade or any pretense, whatsoever,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Budd v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Brass v. North Dakota Ex Rel. StoeserSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Pittsburg & Southern Coal Co. v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- State ex rel. Rose v. JobSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Burneson v. Zumwalt CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1941
- Stegmann v. WeekeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919