State v. Corbett
Supreme Court of Minnesota
On October 18, 1893, the grand jury of Ramsey County brought into court an indictment against C. E. Corbett accusing him of the crime of selling a railroad ticket without a certificate or license authorizing him to engage in the sale of transportation tickets of common carriers.
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On October 18, 1893, the grand jury of Ramsey County brought into court an indictment against C. E. Corbett accusing him of the crime of selling a railroad ticket without a certificate or license authorizing him to engage in the sale of transportation tickets of common carriers. The offense was alleged to have been committed on October 13,1893, at St. Paul in said county by wrongfully, unlawfully and knowingly selling and delivering to Abner L. Dalrymple for $2.50 a ticket on the St. Paul and Northern Pacific railroad from St. Paul to Little Falls contrary to Laws 1893, ch. 66. Corbett…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The defendant was indicted for selling on October 13, 1893, a railroad ticket of the Northern Pacific Bailroad Company from St. Paul to Little Falls, in this state, contrary to the provisions of Laws 1893, ch. 66, § 2, entitled “An act to regulate the sale and redemption of transportation tickets of common carriers and to provide punishment for the violation of the same,” approved April 19,. 1893. The trial court, having sustained a demurrer to the indictment, has certified the case to this court, pursuant to 1878 G. S. ch. 117, § 11.
We think the statute contemplates that the report and…
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