Legal Opinion
State v. Schofield
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 11, 1915No. 20709PublishedCited by 18 opinions
Applications by H. B. Schofield and others for writs of certiorari and prohibition against the Judge of the District Court of the Parish of Lincoln.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The indictment against the accused contains two counts — one, under section 1 of Act No. 40, p. 47, of 1912, charging that:
“They being itinerant and traveling agents engaged in the sale of stock of the North Louisiana Electric Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Louisiana, did sell five shares of stock” of said corporation.
The other count is under section 4 of said statute, and charges that, in order to induce the purchase of said stock, they made false representations. They were tried without a jury, and were convicted and sentenced each to a fine of $50,…
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