PETITT v. FIELD

No. 48139.

341 S.W.2d 106 (1960)

Leonard PETITT et al., Respondents, v. Lyman FIELD et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

December 12, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Dalton, Atty. Gen., Julian L. O'Malley, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellants.

Ben W. Swofford, Laurence R. Smith, Hammond C. Woods, Kansas City, Swofford, Smith & Waisblum, Kansas City, of counsel, for respondents.


HYDE, Judge.

Declaratory judgment action to have declared unconstitutional and void House Bill 238 enacted by the 1959 General Assembly (Sale of Checks Law, Secs. 405.010-405.150, 1960 Pocket Part, V.A.M.S.) and to enjoin its enforcement. The court's decree so declared and ordered a permanent injunction, and defendants have appealed.

The Act was entitled "An Act relating to the definition, licensing and regulating of the sale and issue of checks, drafts and...

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