Winters v. State

The defendant was convicted of violating the “labor-contract law.” Because of the nature of this law, and lest it be abused, the courts have been strict in requiring the State to allege and prove those things which, under the statute, are necessary for a conviction. It has been held that the State must show “that there was a distinct and definite contract for service;” that there was no good reason why the contract was not performed, or no good reason why the accused did not return the money advanced to him; that the particular place where the labor is to be performed “must be so located and…