Legal Opinion
People v. Primrose Wet Wash Laundry Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 10, 1939PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgments of conviction of violation of sections 195 and 196 of the Labor Law unanimously affirmed. Intent is not an element to be considered in determining whether or not the statutes have been violated. (N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co. v. Williams, 64 Misc. 15; affd., without opinion, 136 App. Div. 904; affd., 199 N. Y. 108; affd., 233 U. S. 685; People v. Werner, 174 N. Y. 132; People v. Kibler, 106 id. 321; People v. Taylor, 192 id. 398; People ex rel. Price v. Sheffield Farms-S.-D. Co., 180 App. Div. 615.) There is no basis for a holding that the Legislature intended to make any exceptions by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- People v. . WernerNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co. v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- People ex rel. Price v. Sheffield Farms-Slawson-Decker Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. WilliamsNew York Supreme Court · 1909
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
- Department of Labor and Industry v. RosenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1957
- People v. D. H. Ahrend Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1954