State v. Jackson

Riley, Judge:

A warrant, issued by a justice of the peace, charged that the defendant “did, on the 1st day of October, 1937, in said county, unlawfully practice the business of real estate agent and broker without having obtained a State license therefor as required by Section 1, Article 12, Chapter 11, of the Official Code of West Virginia, and against the peace and dignity of the State.” The State of West Virginia prosecutes this writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of Wood County, dismissing the warrant upon demurrer.

As indicated by a written opinion, made a part of the record,…