State v. Benn
Missouri Court of Appeals
Ajipeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Non. James L. Fort, Judge. (1) Reading sections 8142 and 8143 together, it becomes apparent that the object of the Legislature was to prevent employers of labor from paying for such labor in the order, note, check, memorandum, token, evidence of indebtedness, or other obligation of such employer; and that such prohibition does not extend to checks or tokens issued by other parties wholly disconnected with the business of such employer;…
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Ajipeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Non. James L. Fort, Judge. (1) Reading sections 8142 and 8143 together, it becomes apparent that the object of the Legislature was to prevent employers of labor from paying for such labor in the order, note, check, memorandum, token, evidence of indebtedness, or other obligation of such employer; and that such prohibition does not extend to checks or tokens issued by other parties wholly disconnected with the business of such employer; and the failure of the information to affirmatively allege that defendant had so issued his own check or obligation in…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
Omitting caption, the information is as follows:
“Now comes David W. Hill, prosecuting attorney within and for the county of Butler and State of Missouri, and upon his information and belief informs the *521court: That one Edward Benn, late of the county aforesaid, on the twentieth day of August, 1901, in the said county of Butler, being then and there indebted to Charles A. Madden in the sum of fifty cents for wages for labor performed by the said Charles A. Madden for the said Edward Benn, the said sum of fifty cents being then and there due and payable, did then and there unlawfully pay to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Karnes v. American Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Porter v. JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Turley v. EdwardsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1885
- Ordelheide v. Wabash Railroad Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1899
- Woolfolk v. DuncanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1899