Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-05
TOBACCO GROWERS WIN
DECISION IN N. c. COURT
Judge Rules Father RESPONSE.
bic for Action of
Minor Son.
Violated ooUnrs INJUNCTION
BOY Sold Weed on Auction Floor
When Parent Had Contracted for
It's Disposal Through Co-Opcrntiye
Association.
Especial to Tho Tlmes.Dispa,ch. !

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RALEIGH. n. c.. Dec. Ain a far
reaohlng decision at Nashville. -. c.,
today Judge Frank Daniels made II
cicar that parents arc responsible for
tho disposal of the tobacco Of their
minor children. He held that tho dc
PENDANT w. 4. Jones. had technically
violated his contract and the re.
straining order preventing him from
delivering his tobacco. outside tho
association when he permitted his
minor Bon to sell on the auction floor.
Tho weight of evidence tending IN
bhow that the defendant had not de-
liberately or Intentionally committed
contempt Of court resulted In the
omission of penalties other than a
severe rebukc TO Jones az Il man who
talks too much.
Courtroom Is FILLED.
Tho courthouse at Nashville was
again llled TO overlooking In spite
OF heavy rains throughout the day.
and the interest OF close to 1000
farmers was Intense as Judge Daniels
concluded the case by saying 10 tho
>Neke ndant, Don't you sell any to-
bacco forbidden by this Injunction.
If you do. viii feel sorry for you.
Something certainly Will happen.
can't find any intention Of violatin.
the Injunction. though you talk too
much"
The chief value OF todays case to
the Tobacco Growers Co-Opcrativc
Association was In the establishment
OF tho fact that not even tho old
custom or giving deserving minor
son an acre or small patch OF tobacco
To cultivate and soil as his own can
relieve tho parent who has signed
tho contract of tho tobacco co-opcra-
tives from the necessity OF handling
tho tobacco Of his children Just AZ
he handles his own. namely. through
the association.
l.. " Bassctt. Frank Spruill. and
j. Is. Ramsey, OF Rocky Mount. at
torn"yS for tho defendant. brought
out by number o! aitidavits and
rrrupulously set aside the tobacco
of his ION, and in following the old
custom OF allowing minor children
small parcel Of land on which TO
rHlS" tobacco as an announcement
In thrift and Industry. had not in
tentionally violated the Injunction.
Jones Talked Too Much.
emphasizing evidence to show that
Jones had made statements that he
was selling tobacco as he had al
ways sold IL, Laurence Levy. among
The counsel for the association. plead
that every penny earned by minor
son is In tho custody ana control OF
the father and the tiilc is IN tho
'AtherS name according to the law
OF North Carolina. stating. we are
merely looking for some indication
from this court so that the grow
ers OF this state may know that
an Injunction is not mere scrap Of
paper" The court responded to thiS
BY stating IN no uncertain terms tina,
any man who violated az injunc-
tlon would hrd himself in serious
trouble. Tho fact that this indica-
ton was given In no uncertain terms
In tho decision al Judge Daniels to-
day was the cause OF qualification TO
the attorneys Of the association.
winch was represented by ". Il.
Joyncr. OF Raleigh. Laurence Levy.
OF San Francisco, and Archie u Odum.
OF Nashville.