State v. Cook
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction.^ i Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. A constitutional question cannot be raised by a general statement that an act is void and unconstitutional. The specific clause in the Federal or State Constitution which the law impinges must be set out, in order to invest the Supreme Court with jurisdiction. Shaw v. Goldman, 183 Mo. 461; Ash v. Independence, 169 Mo. 77; State v. Brockmiller, 107 Mo. App. 599; St. Joe v. Ins.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction.^ i Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. A constitutional question cannot be raised by a general statement that an act is void and unconstitutional. The specific clause in the Federal or State Constitution which the law impinges must be set out, in order to invest the Supreme Court with jurisdiction. Shaw v. Goldman, 183 Mo. 461; Ash v. Independence, 169 Mo. 77; State v. Brockmiller, 107 Mo. App. 599; St. Joe v. Ins. Co., 183 Mo. 1; State v. Cobb, 113 Mo. App. 156; Excelsior Springs to use v. Ettenson, 188 Mo. 129; State v. Gamma, 215 Mo. 100'. This…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
This cause is brought to this court by appeal on the part of the defendant from a judgment of conviction in the St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction.
Upon March 6, 1908, the assisting prosecuting attorney of the St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction filed an information in said court against defendant, charging him with failing to provide fire escapes upon the Chemical Building, a building more than three stories high, of which he was charged to be the manager. The defendant was duly arraigned and entered his plea of not guilty, and the case came on for trial on April the 11th, 1908, before…
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- Hulett v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Kirkwood v. Meramec Highlands Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- State v. GammaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- City of Excelsior Springs ex rel. McCormick v. EttensonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
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