Legal Opinion

Hanger v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 16, 1908PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Error to judgments of the Hustings Court of the city oP Portsmouth. To a judgment of conviction under a criminal warrant, Hanger assigns error. To a judgment annulling the •charter of the Crawford Social Club, it assigns error.

1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.

It may be said that these are companion cases. They were} argued together here, and will be disposed of in this opinion in the order named.

The plaintiff in error, S. T. Hanger, in the first-named case, complains of a judgment in the lower court, affirming a judgment rendered by the mayor of the city of Portsmouth, whereby he was fined $2.00 for personal violation of section 3799, known as the “Sunday Law,” and $2.00 each for two servants employed by him at work on the same day.

Section 3799 of the Code, supra, was construed by this court in the recent case of Wells v. Commonwealth,, ante, p.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. South & Western Railway Co. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. OliverSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
  3. Richmond Passenger & Power Co. v. StegerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
  4. Interstate Coal & Iron Co. v. Clintwood Coal & Timber Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1905
  5. Ward Lumber Co. v. Henderson-White Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1907

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Thacker v. Hubard & Appleby, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1918
  2. Shelton & Luck v. SydnorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
  3. Rinehart & Dennis Co. v. McArthurSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
  4. Jones v. RheaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
  5. Taylor v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908

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