Adams Express Co. v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Jackson Circuit Court; T. B. BusJdrk, Judge. Action by the State against the Adams Express Company. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDowling, J.
— This action was brought in the Jackson Circuit Court by the prosecuting attorney of that judicial circuit to recover from the appellants the penalty of $500 given by the act of March 1, 1901 (Acts 1901, p. 149, §§3312b-3312f Burns 1901), for an alleged violation of one of the provisions of the statute by the appellants. The defendants were described in the complaint as a copartnership and association of persons, whose names were unknown to the informant, engaged in business in said county as an express company. The specific charge against the defendants was that, at their office and agency…
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