State v. McBee
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Ritchie County. John McBcc was convicted of violating the Sunday law, and brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
M(AYuoRtkii, Judge:
John McBee was indicted in ibe circuit court of Ritchie County under section 16, chapter 149,' Code. The indictment contained two counts, the first a general charge that the defendant “Was found unlawfully laboring at a certain calling on the Sabbath day, said calling not being a household or other work of necessity or charity, against the peace and dignity of the State.” The second count was that the defendant “Was then and there found unlawfully laboring at a trade or calling, to-wit: That of well pumper, pumping an oil well, the.same not being a household or other work…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. EvansWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890
- State v. B. & O. R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1879
- Wilkinson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
- State v. Railroad Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- Edgerton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1879
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3Cited by8 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State Ex Rel. Heck's, Inc. v. GatesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
- Pirkey Bros. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
- State v. SchattMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908
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