Legal Opinion

State v. Sloan

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided May 26, 1914PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from Shannon Circuit Court — Ron. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) The title to tlie act of which Sec. 794, R. S. 1909, is a part, deals definitely and exclusively with one class of individuals only, termed non-residents of the State, which constitutes one subject. Laws 1903, p. 57. Said section 794 goes further and embraces another and different class of individuals, to-wit, residents of this State.

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Appeal from Shannon Circuit Court — Ron. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) The title to tlie act of which Sec. 794, R. S. 1909, is a part, deals definitely and exclusively with one class of individuals only, termed non-residents of the State, which constitutes one subject. Laws 1903, p. 57. Said section 794 goes further and embraces another and different class of individuals, to-wit, residents of this State. Sec. 794, R. S. 1909. We submit whether the said act of 1903 has. any title art all; by said act the original title was repealed, and1 none substituted in lien of it. Sec. 1, Laws 1903, p. 58. Piad…

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, P. J. —

Under an information filed by the prosecuting attorney of Shannon county, based upon section 794, Revised Statutes 1909, appellant was charged with driving cattle from Reynolds county into Shannon county for the purpose of herding same in the latter county. The offense charged is a misdemeanor, and is ajjpealed to this court upon a challenge, timely urged and properly preserved, to the constitutionality of the statute. Upon a trial appellant was convicted and fined.

Appellant resided in Reynolds county, a little more than a mile from the Shannon county line. The offense is…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. Great Western Coffee & Tea Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1903
  2. State v. FulksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
  3. City of St. Louis v. WortmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State Ex Inf. Atty. Gen. v. HedrickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
  2. Edwards v. Business Men's Assurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
  3. State Ex Rel. Wells v. WalkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
  4. State Ex Inf. Barrett v. ImhoffSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
  5. State v. KingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957

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