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52 Ark. 178

State v. Stanley

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 15, 1889

Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 1889-05-15

C. E. Mitchel, Judge. This is an action on a bond given for the hire of a person convicted of a misdemeanor in the Circuit Court, and hired out by the Sheriff to the defendant, Stanley.

Decided 1889-05-15

Per Curiam:

¶1County Prisoner contract for labor of. There was no theory upon which the convict could have been reqnired to labor twenty-four months- . . „ n , in satisfaction of a fine and costs amounting to $253.90, and the contract of the Sheriff with the defendant is therefore an unlawful attempt to deprive the convict of her liberty and for that reason is contrary to public policy and void.

¶2The question of the liability of Stanley, for the services of the convict during such’ time as she may have been lawfully-detained, is not presented or decided.

¶3Affirm.

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