Legal Opinion

State v. Cordi

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided January 18, 1927No. C. C. 394PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lively, Judge:

Defendant, Dominic Cordi, was arraigned on a warrant charging him as an unnaturalized foreign-born resident of the State, with unlawfully owning and keeping a dog and permitting the same to remain upon premises under his control. Upon appeal to the circuit court, he demurred to the warrant and moved to quash. The court overruled the demurrer and motion, and certified its ruling for review, upon joint application of the parties.

The warrant is based on Sec. 6, Chap. 83, Acts 1925, which reads: “It shall be unlawful for any unnaturalized foreign-born resident of this state to own,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Blair v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. State v. MinesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Booten v. PinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Stewart v. TennantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
  5. State ex rel. Dillon v. County CourtWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1906

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Laundry Co. v. Dunn HospitalWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
  2. State Ex Rel. McMillion v. StahlWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1955
  3. General Electric Company v. WenderDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1957

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