Legal Opinion
Vulcan Last Co. v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 10, 1928PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
The offense of which defendants were found guilty is defined by sec. 103.18, Stats., as follows :
“No person shall, by threatening to discharge a person from his employment or threatening to reduce the wages of a person or by promising to give employment at higher wages to a person, attempt to influence a qualified voter to give or withhold his vote at an election.”
This section is a part of the chapter of the statutes devoted to the protection of the rights of employees. The offense defined by this section is not one against elections. It is an offense against employees. The indictment does…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Overland Cotton Mill Co. v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1904
- People v. Rochester Railway & Light Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
- United States v. John Kelso Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1898
- Hall v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Beneficial Finance CompanyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- DeMille v. American Federation of Radio ArtistsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- Mueller v. Union Pacific RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. Dried Milk Products Co-OperativeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
- Otey v. Common Council of City of MilwaukeeDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1968
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