If any person shall wilfully interfere with, entice away, or who shall knowingly employ, or who shall in any manner induce a laborer or renter who has contracted with another person for a specified time to leave his employer or the leased premises, before the expiration of his contract without the consent of the employer or landlord in writing signed by said landlord or employer under or with whom said laborer had first contracted, he shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and in addition shall be liable to the employer or landlord for all advances made by him to said renter or laborer by virtue of his contract with said renter or laborer, and for all damages which he may have sustained by reason thereof. The provisions of this section shall apply to minors under contract made by a parent or guardian.
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-23-29
Enticing away servant or lessee without written consent; provisions applicable to minors
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 641 F. Supp. 81 - Jackson Rapid Delivery Service, Inc. v. Jones Truck Lines, Inc. (1986)
Most recently applied in 641 F. Supp. 81 - Jackson Rapid Delivery Service, Inc. v. Jones Truck Lines, Inc. (February 1986)
Codes, 1892, § 1068; 1906, § 1146; Hemingway’s 1917, § 874; 1930, § 900; 1942, § 2129; Laws, 1924, ch. 160; Laws, 1928, ch. 292.
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