Peole ex rel. Silz v. Hesterberg
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the relator, August Silz, from an order of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of. Kings on the‘16th day of June, 1905, quashing a writ of habeas corpus. •
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J. :
There is no dispute about the facts in this case. One August Silz, on the 30th day of March, 1905, had in his possession in the county *296óf Kings one imported. golden plover which was lawfully taken, killed and captured in England during the. open se’aso.n for such game there, and thereafter sold and' consigned to Silz in New York city by a dealer in game in London, Eng., and at the same time' he had in his possession one imported blackcock, a bird lawfully taken and killed in Russia and consigned to the said Silz by the same London dealer. These birds it is conceded were duly…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. . BootmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
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