State v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Vernon Circuit Court. — Hon. B. G. Thurman, Judge. (1) Said Act of 1911 is in conflict with section 1 of article 14 of the amendments to the Constitution of the United States, in this: That it denies to defendant the equal protection of the laws, and attempts to deprive it of its property without due process of law.
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Appeal from Vernon Circuit Court. — Hon. B. G. Thurman, Judge. (1) Said Act of 1911 is in conflict with section 1 of article 14 of the amendments to the Constitution of the United States, in this: That it denies to defendant the equal protection of the laws, and attempts to deprive it of its property without due process of law. The above act discriminates in favor of individuals, tenants in common and copartnerships, similarly situated and engaged in the same business as corporations, by permitting the former to contract for labor and to pay for same at any date agreed upon, while…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The defendant was tried in the circuit court of Vernon county on October 14, 1911, and convicted of violating section 1 of an act of the 46th General Assembly entitled, “An Act requiring all corporations doing business in this State to pay their employees as often as semi-monthly, and fixing penalties for violation thereof.” [Laws 1911, p. 150.]
By the judgment of the court, .defendant was fined ten dollars, from which it appeals.
The information upon which the judgment below is based, charges that the defendant, a Missouri corporation, employed one Samuel Clark as a mechanic and car repairer,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Muller v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Orient Insurance v. DaggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. MacKeySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. MathewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. SeegersSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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