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16 Ga. App. 264

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 4, 1915

Court of Appeals of Georgia · decided 1915-05-04

Accusation of cheating and swindling; from city court of Eastman — Judge Neese. October 21, 1914. The accusation was based on sections 715 and 716 of the Penal Code.

Decided 1915-05-04

Brotles, J.

¶1The evidence failing to show that any loss or damage was sustained by the hirer (an essential element in the offense of violating the “labor contract act,” Penal Code, §§ 715, 716), the conviction of the accused was unauthorized, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial. Judgment reversed.

O. W. Atwill, for plaintiff in error. J, H. Roberts, solicitor, contra.
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