Lambert v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Violating Criminal Contract. Appeal from Elmore Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. W. W. Pearson. Robert Lambert Avas convicted of knoAvingly interfering with, hiring, or enticing Henry Jones, a laborer or servant, who had contracted in Avriting tó serve one W. R. McCarter, and he appeals. The facts sufficiently appear.
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Violating Criminal Contract. Appeal from Elmore Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. W. W. Pearson. Robert Lambert Avas convicted of knoAvingly interfering with, hiring, or enticing Henry Jones, a laborer or servant, who had contracted in Avriting tó serve one W. R. McCarter, and he appeals. The facts sufficiently appear. The folloAving charges Avere refused the defendant: (2) If the man, Henry Jones, Avho is alleged to have made a contract Avith W. R. McCarter, Avas non compos mentis at the time of the execution of the contract, you will find the defendant not guilty. (3) Same as 2, except that…
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, J.(1) Under the statute (Code, § 6850) inhibiting any person from knowingly interfering with, hiring, or employing, etc., any laborer or servant who has in writing contracted to serve another, a conviction may be had on proof that such contract exists, and that such laborer or servant was found in the employ of the defendant before the expiration of the contract with prosecutor, and that defendant refused to release him on demand and on being given notice of such contract.—Tartt v. State, 86 Ala. 26, 5 South. 577; Murrell v. State, 55 Ala. 367; Turner v. State, 48 Ala. 549. Such being…
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- Jarvis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
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- Rawdon v. RawdonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1856
- Lewis v. WatsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
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