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Constitutional Law - Involuntary Servitude, John W. Potter
Constitutional Law - Involuntary Servitude, John W. Potter
Michigan Law Review
Appellant was indicted under a Georgia statute which provided that anyone who contracted to perform services of any kind with the intent not to perform such services was subject, upon conviction, to fine and /or imprisonment. Proof of the contract, procurement of money or any other thing of value, and the failure to perform the service or to return the money advanced without good and sufficient cause were stated to be presumptive evidence of the requisite intent. Appellant claimed that the statute violated the Thirteenth Amendment and the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The state court held the …
Constitutional Law - Due Process - Jurisdiction Of A State To Tax The Exercise Of A Power Of Appointment, Charles J. O'Laughlin
Constitutional Law - Due Process - Jurisdiction Of A State To Tax The Exercise Of A Power Of Appointment, Charles J. O'Laughlin
Michigan Law Review
Decedent's father, a resident of Massachusetts, by his last will created a trust of the residue of his estate, consisting of intangibles, and gave one share to decedent for life, with remainder to whomsoever decedent should appoint by will. The trust was administered in Massachusetts and there was no question as to that state's power to tax. Decedent, a resident of New York, appointed his share to his widow. The New York courts held that although the interest of the decedent fell within the provisions of the New York tax law imposing a tax upon the transfer of the net …
Constitutional Law - State Control Of Interstate Migration Of Indigents, Edward W. Adams
Constitutional Law - State Control Of Interstate Migration Of Indigents, Edward W. Adams
Michigan Law Review
The interstate migration of persons presents the United States with one of its most acute economic and social problems and carries in its wake a series of significant legal questions. Of paramount importance is the constitutional question whether the migration of indigents is subject to state control. To lend understanding to this problem, attention will be called first to the basic economic and social urges underlying interstate migration and second to the position of the indigent as defined by traditional legal concepts. To complete the discussion, suggestions will be offered for corrective federal legislation.
Constitutional Law -- Due Process -- Price-Fixing, Michigan Law Review
Constitutional Law -- Due Process -- Price-Fixing, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Nebraska statute required the licensing of private employment agencies and limited maximum compensation for services rendered to ten per cent of the first month's salary or wages of the person for whom employment was obtained. In this case the Secretary of Labor of Nebraska refused to issue a license because of the applicant's refusal to limit its compensation to the statutory maximum. In a suit for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the issuing of the license, the Secretary of Labor relied on the statute. In reliance on Ribnik v. McBride, the Supreme Court of Nebraska, with …
Criminal Law And Procedure - Conditional Pardons - Right To Notice And Hearing Upon Revocation For Breach Of Condition, Smith Warder
Criminal Law And Procedure - Conditional Pardons - Right To Notice And Hearing Upon Revocation For Breach Of Condition, Smith Warder
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff was granted a pardon upon the condition that if he failed to conduct himself as a useful, upright and law-abiding citizen, he could be rearrested and reconfined at the discretion of the Governor. The Governor made an ex parte revocation and plaintiff was returned to the penitentiary. The action of the Governor was sustained in the state courts. Plaintiff brings habeas corpus in the federal court. Held, plaintiff had a constitutional right to be heard and the denial of this right was in violation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Fleenor v. Hammond, (C. …