Legal Opinion

People v. Creeden

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 21, 1939PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLoughran, J.

The defendant was convicted by a Police

Court of the offense of operating a motor truck on public highways contrary to section 167 of the Labor Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 31), as amended by chapter 902 of the Laws of 1936. On his appeal to the County Court of Orange county, it was held that the statute was an unconstitutional enactment and on that ground the judgment was reversed and the information dismissed. By permission of the Chief Judge, the People bring the case here for review.

The offense was charged as having been committed on May 10, 1937. At that time, section 167 read in part as follows:…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. DeforeNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
  2. Continental Baking Co. v. WoodringSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. People v. . RosenheimerNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
  4. H. P. Welch Co. v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. People Ex Rel. Ferguson v. . ReardonNew York Court of Appeals · 1910

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Schutt v. MacduffNew York Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Abrams v. BronsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. State v. BerkowitzConnecticut Superior Court · 1962
  4. Mid-States Freight Lines, Inc. v. BatesNew York Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Ranke v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1954

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