State v. Wickenhoefer

Citations

• 22 Del. 120
• 6 Penne. 120
• 64 A. 273
• 1906 Del. LEXIS 32

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law—Indictment—Charging Illegal rate of Interest in Violation of Chapter 149, Vol. 23, Laws of Delaware—Demurrer—Constitution of United States; Construction of— Equal Protection of the Laws—Due Process of Law— Constitution of Delaware; Construction of— Laws of the Land—Violation of the act by Agent of Company,—Violation by Company.</p> <p>1. The act entitled “An Act Licensing Brokers or other persons to make small loans and charge interest in excess of the present rate,” being Chapter 149, Vol. 23, Laws of Delaware, is constitutional and valid.</p> <p>2. The averment in an indictment of the violation of the provisions ofja statute by the defendant, acting at the time as the agent of the company, is a sufficient averment, within the meaning of the act, of the violation of the law by the company he represents.</p>