State v. Lanier
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Anderson, Indictment against Lanier, for disposing of crop¡ under lien. 'From order quashing the indictment, State appeals. cite: 18 S'. C., 510; Code, 1908, 3058, 3060'; 75 S. C., 560; Black on Int. of Laws., Sec. 136; 52 S. C'., 159.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an appeal, on the part of the State, from' an order sustaining a demurrer to the indictment charging the defendant with disposing of property unlawfully, upon which there was a lien for labor.
The record states that Asbury White made a crop during the year 1905 as laborer, under contract with defendant. Under the terms of the contract, the defendant agreed to pay White one-half of all crops raised by him. White performed his part of the contract. The defendant sold all the cotton raised by White during the year. White alleged…
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