Legal Opinion
State v. Ferguson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 15, 1900No. 13,625PublishedCited by 29 opinions
APPEAL from the Twefth Judicial District, Parish of Vernon— Lee, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Blanchard, J.
Defendants were indicted for unlawfully issuing-tickets and cheeks redeemable only in goods and merchandise at their place of business, and not redeemable in United States currency.
They were, respectively, general manager and check clerk of the Nona Mills Company, Limited, a corpoiration organized under the Igws of the State.
The statute upon which the indictment in predicated is Act No. 71 of 1894, the title of which is:— .
“To encourage the freedom of trade and to forbid the issuance by merchants or corporations of tickets redeemable only…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People ex rel. Crowell v. LawrenceNew York Supreme Court · 1862
- State v. BaumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- State ex rel. Lewis v. PiersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- Haines v. VerretSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1856
- Moore v. Police Jury of Bossier ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
3Cited by29 opinions
- Power, Inc. v. HuntleyWashington Supreme Court · 1951
- Stewart v. StanleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- State v. De HartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- McNeeley v. South Penn Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
- Peck v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
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