Case Name: Ferguson v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1916-10-24
Citations: 18 Ga. App. 730
Docket Number: 7838
Parties: Ferguson v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 730–730

Head Matter:
7838.
Ferguson v. The State.
Decided October 24, 1916.
Accusation of cheating and swindling; from city court of Eastman — Judge FTeese. August 23, 1916.
C. W. Atwill, for plaintiff in error.
J. H. Roberts, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Beo-zi.es, J.
The defendant was convicted of a violation of the "labor-contract act" (Acts 1903, p. 90; Park's Penal Code, § 715, 716). In order to sustain the constitutionality of this act, our Supreme Court has considered it necessary to give to the act a very strict construction. This construction has of course been followed by this court, in reviewing cases based upon alleged violations of this act. Under such a strict construction it has been (as is shown by the large number of such cases in which there have been reversals by the Supreme Court and this court) a very difficult matter for a reviewing court to sustain convictions secured under this act; and this case is no stronger than the average one. The evidenee adduced upon the trial was clearly insufficient to authorize the conviction of the accused.
Judgment reversed.