Loewer v. Arkansas Rice Growers' Co-Operative Ass'n

The Arkansas Bice Growers’ Cooperative Association brought this action against the appellant to recover the sum of $500, basing the suit on the following statute:

“ Any person or persons or any corporation whose officers or employees knowingly induces or attempts to induce any member or stockholder of an association organized hereunder to breach his marketing contract with the association, or who maliciously and knowingly spreads false reports about the finances or management thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for such…