State v. Northern Pacific Express Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The Northern Pacific Express Company, a Minnesota corporation, was indicted November 20, 1893, by the Grand Jury of Otter Tail County for the crime of wrongfully, unlawfully and wilfully having in its possession May 17, 1893, four hundred walleyed pike, three hundred pickerel, one hundred and ten sunfish, and sixty black bass caught and taken in the lakes in that county, otherwise than by angling with hook and line contrary to Laws 1893, ch. 124. Notice was issued to the…
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The Northern Pacific Express Company, a Minnesota corporation, was indicted November 20, 1893, by the Grand Jury of Otter Tail County for the crime of wrongfully, unlawfully and wilfully having in its possession May 17, 1893, four hundred walleyed pike, three hundred pickerel, one hundred and ten sunfish, and sixty black bass caught and taken in the lakes in that county, otherwise than by angling with hook and line contrary to Laws 1893, ch. 124. Notice was issued to the accused and it appeared by attorney and demurred to the indictment on the ground that the facts stated do not constitute a…
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
The defendant was twice indicted for violations of Laws 1891, ch. 9, as amended by Laws 1893, ch. 124; one indictment *405being- under section 17, for having in its possession during the open season fish which had been caught in an unlawful manner in this state during such open season, and the other under section 22, for having in its possession fish lawfully caught in this state, but not of the species excepted from the operation of the section, with the intent to ship the same out of the state.
The trial court, having overruled demurrers to the indictments, certified to this court the following…
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