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State v. Pilkinton
310 S.W.2d 304
Mo. Ct. App.
1958
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policy or tions, policy such as whether the insurance gen the rule is In these terms. its issued to Mr. Conner in his connection with do estoppel waiver expressed erally Illinois partnership Electrical cov- likewise action, and a cause give not themselves ering only against claims him under the preserve estoppel purpose is to Act, Illinois Compensation Workmen’s Ill. create acquired but not to rights previously Rev.St., c. 138.1 et seq., apply. What § Berry v. Massachusetts new ones. See disposes have said suggestions. of these Co., 203 Bonding & Insurance judgment is, of the circuit court ac- 751; v. Con Linenschmidt cordingly, and the cause remanded reversed Co., 204 S.W. Casualty tinental with directions trial court reverse 296; A. F. Rosenberg v. General the award of the Commission and direct 1009; Hun Co., Mo.App., 246 S.W. & L. A. the Commission to enter a new dis- award Insurance Life ter v. Standard Jefferson charging the insurer and to enter its award 78; Peters v. Co., 241 N.C. against employers only, all in accordance Cir., Co., Insurance American Great with the opinion. views in this Health 773; Benefit v. Mutual Kinard F.2d F.Supp. Ass’n, D.C., 108 All & Accident Practice, Law and Appleman, Insurance Insur Annotation: Sections Lia Annotation:

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2d 1148. employers knew In the after withdrawing as counsel their insurer STATE of Missouri, Respondent, employers through liability denying and was granted newly counsel were selected Ni PILKINTON Mrs. Catherine they any make record opportunity to full Pilkinton, Appellants. against claim hearing on the wished No. 7625. they agreed that the then Mr. Conner case would also be in that made as record Springfield Appeals. Court of on also in the case made considered Missouri. In effect Conner. Mrs. against claim Feb. 1958. the two claims a consolidation agreed They separately do filed. had Rehearing or to Motions Transfer Over- mismanagement any insurer ruled March them representation of its faith or bad obviously, insurer’s in- point, to that employers with those coincided terests claimants’ case the merits resisting on employer insurer against them filed

sonable cross-examination of the state’s permitted” witnesses was not [cf. Burns, Mo., 119, 120-121], *3 that “the court refused defendants’ instruc request tions and for comment on the evi se; Pilkinton, pro Ni dence.” Francies, Mo., Cf. State v. S.W.2d 15(19); Tebbe, State v. Mo. respond- Plains, for Moore, West R. D. App., However, 174(3,4). S.W.2d ent. byit no means ap follows that defendants’ peal courts, should be For dismissed. habitually their scrupulous STONE, Judge. and tradi Presiding tionally regard tender human for life (Ni) Defendants, Catherine Mrs. Ni and liberty, reserve imposition only judgment en- appeal the Pilkinton, from civil penalty cases the drastic of dismissal finding them jury upon the verdict tered of appeal provided the 1.15; and, by Rule compul- the so-called violation of guilty of where a brief in a criminal case is so de [Chapter attendance law sory school fective insufficient that wholly it is punishment of each de- assessing the disregarded, appellate the court still ex 164.060. fine of Section $10. fendant pursuant amines to Rule 28.02 what for to herein are statutory references (All merly was termed proper” “the record 1949, V.A.M.S.) RSMo Rutledge, Mo., [State 267 S.W.2d 625 (1); v. King, 48, 56, 365 Mo. help practice neither Following a S.W.2d and such assignments of Frick, error in commendable the ful nor motion [Mannon for new trial as are 158, 161], 1203, 1205, sufficiently specific S.W.2d 365 Mo. comply to with Rule and rests on filed no brief 27.20. has State Mace, Mo., the state appeal” (un “motion to dismiss 101. seven-line See also Johnson, Mo., authorities) by suggestions supported So, S.W.2d 790. the state’s motion insufficiency of defendants’ of dismiss the because instant appeal is overruled. (All Rule 1.08. brief under appellants’ The information filed against are to Court references defendants rule - charges that “on the Defendants, day Rules, V.A.M.S.) un of Octo- ber, 1956, Mr. and appearing pro N. the law se Mr. I. Pilkinton learned * * * did then appeal, on and there trial court and ad unlawfully, both wrongfully willfully understandably having custody have found mittedly and * * *

n difficult Taylor Lillie age prepare satisfying a brief years, having said 1.08,although minor we child of Rule are under requirements * * care, custody control, sympathetically to observe that impelled and having by bespeaks warned eloquently purpose provided notice as by their brief law * * indefatigable industry Section ful, unflagging, 164.010 to 165.090 * * *, fail, neglect of our brethren of bar and refuse keep said regular preparation child daily emulate in might well attendance of Nevertheless, school.” The when defendants’ information briefs. contained no that detailed “provide and ex did not is measured brief salutary, provisions such child at home plain and with such regular albeit acting, daily necessarily 1.08, during must instruction usual hold that hours Rule shall presented appellate substantially equivalent be review nothing is at least brief, given instruction to the “points” stated defendants’ the children by the of like contrary age “the verdict at said school in to-wit, that locality.” 164.010; Garrett, evidence” Section now amended Laws of [cf. -, 1957, p. 442(2)], S.B. No. “a rea- Mo., (of what visions information Section 164.010) relating proper descriptive formerly record was termed 64, 69, offense” and Boyer, negatived need not [State Harris, 575, 579; information, provisions but con- and, in 1026, 1028(5)]; exception stitute nature “de- upon us enjoined performance proved pleaded fensive matter” 547.270], by Recognizing Rule 28.02 also defendants. con- that this [see tention sufficiency contrary plain holding of the information into questions Cheney, Mo.App., one of an offense is *4 v. inquire attorney State “the [compare prosecuting that which we asserts should supra, Garrett, Ap- court (Kansas City Rutledge, supra; v. learned Court State peals) rendering State misconstrued the in 444—consult also cit. S.W.2d loc. opinion” that Couch, 78, “a examina- 79, S.W.2d fuller Mo. v. that 409, are, precedents, they tion of 407, such Young, Mo. as greatly persuasive detracts from the force 404, 406(1)], regardless 133 S.W.2d Cheney case”; and, of the assigned. on the has been such error whether only 697, of 693, [People Levisen, one case Winterbauer, 318 Mo. 574, 213, 1364], Ill. Wolfner, A.L.R.2d 1071, 1073(4); State 300 S.W. that, although it 589, suggested is similar stat- 590(2). 1068, 1074, 2 Mo. common,” utory provisions they fairly “are Mo. And, Eslinger, see State generally regarded “are other as in states 425(2,3); 238 S.W.2d requiring the defendant to raise the issue 524, 525, 79 S.W.2d Horn, 336 Mo. But defense.” as a Mo., Lettrell, 1045(1); State Aristotle, as, from it has time ; Barr, 4) 557(3, said swallow that “one does not make 477, 478(1), 479(3,4). spring” (or, “Treatise” as Northbrooke’s put prouveth it "one swallowe holding in State recent Under the neare”), that summer is we doubt that (hand Cheney, Mo.App., 305 S.W.2d jurisdiction, foreign lone citation from a October, 1957, trial of the after ed down whose school attendance stat- clear that the informa case), it is comparable fairly is not ute ours was insufficient to review tion language structure, justifies and sentence would 164.010. It under Section an offense any easy sweeping generaliza- such plow super-arrogance for us be a work n tion. so well freshly so again ground case. in that broken course, recognize that Of “ judgment con- It follows exception proviso is found ‘where the at bar should be reversed in the case viction in a and distinct clause or so It is ordered. cause remanded. statute, disconnected from that which * * * offense, no nega describes necessary in averment is tive the indict RUARK, JJ., McDOWELL ment, the defendant and if within the exception, he terms must show it in Rehearing or to Transfer Motions for On ” Brown, his defense.’ State v. Zam Judge. STONE, Presiding mar, Mo., 441, 444. However, equally well-settled, true and as and the was the state Both pointed appropriately Cheney out in the pungent rehearing motions filed 893(1)], S.W.2d loc. cit. alternative, “‘ex transfer this cause pleaded primary ceptions must be Court. The conten- indictment parts pro- motion is when occur of the statutory state’s that “the tion offense, where, definition of in all 1128(4), City W. of St. Louis v. exceptions omitted, if Stubley, Mo.App., such the offense 411(9). ” accurately Among cannot be described.’ the numerous Missouri cases in which this par with which principle application, latter has found see charged ents are by (the Section 164.010 particularly Markley State, 10 Mo. 291 violation of which is made a criminal of ; (discussed case, supra) Cheney in the fense 164.110) is stated two Sparrow, Mo.App. in which parallel clattses, and co-ordinate connected hunting “within for unlawful simple conjunction "or" in the same Quinn, the inclosure of one John sentence. duty, That without Quinn, the consent of the said John imposed (1) is either the owner of said inclosure” held to cause their (within the stated sufficient to stat offense under a age range) regularly attend ute prohibiting hunting within the inclosure school, not less than the time entire another “without the consent of the school is (2) provide in session or *5 person owner or in such inclo of children with home substantially instruction ; and, Mo.App. Raymond, sure" 54 equivalent given to that of 425, unlawfully for which age day same schools in the same local pub causing jack a near a a to serve mare and, ity; us, it is clear to as it towas our “ * place highway lic and in a ‘not then and Cheney brethren the bench in the there surrounded so bar artificial 894], S.W.2d loc. cit. that a [305 violation persons riers as to obstruct the view duty of that accurately cannot be described ” such road’ was held insufficient traveling unless statutory both neg alternatives are pro offense under a statute Certainly, statutory atived. alternative “ public high ‘near hibiting service a such substantially for equivalent instruction at n * * way sur unless the same is so logically home could not commingled or natural rounded barriers as artificial thrown into the same category with the persons traveling obstruct the view of exceptions exemptions which, in the revi ” (All emphasis highway.’ herein is V.A.M.S., p. sion 11 of 1949 106], were [see ours.) Groat, De also State v. 259 Consult collected and stated in a and dis 702, Meek, 364, 168 S.W. State v. portion statute, to-wit, tinct pro (prosecutions for Mo. 355 criminal abor- 70 thereof, viso at the which, end in the ; Mikel, Mo., 670, tion) 1957, amendment 1957 p. —, [Laws Ackley, Mo., 183 and State S.W. 291 S.B.No.16], are even more distinctly segre manslaughter by (prosecutions for criminal apart gated sub-para and set in numbered Renkard, Mo.App. abortion); State v. 150 graphs. 570, (a prosecution 131 S.W. 168 for sale agree City We with the Kansas by druggist Court of cocaine a without the written n Appeals the Oklahoma physician decisions prescription of a licensed or den- State, 430, [Wright v. 21 Hamlett, Okl.Cr. ; Mo.App. 70, 129 209 P. tist) 107 State, Sheppard Okl.Cr., (a prosecution for 306 P.2d unlawfully 1012 S.W. 346, 350, construing compulsory pharmacy conducting a and retailing medi- school attendance statute of that a state poisons being registered without cines [70 O.S.A., 10-10, ; Section as amended Stanley, Laws of Mo.App. 63 pharmacist) 1951, persuasive p. are Crenshaw, 654, 41 and State v. 24 holding Cheney case, in the supra. injury for malicious (prosecutions to a Those interested in more extensive investi- house); Ravenscraft, dwelling jurisdictions gation of case law other (a prosecution larceny Mo.App. 109 62 may (a) O’Brien, Knox v. Compare consult growing grass). City crop of aof N.J. 608, 389, Super. 390, Stephens 72 A.2d Mo.App. 171, Loyd, S. Tarkio 131, A. arate statutes in which the following Bongart, IS N.J.Misc. parental duty Jersey defined. Peo New com is created and prosecutions under the ple Turner, Cal.App.2d Supp. (imposing statute pulsory school attendance appeal 686(1, 2), as does P.2d parental duty dismissed which, 347 U.S. as the first 74 S.Ct. 164.010) L.Ed. 1112. shows, plainly opinion Renfrew, Consult also paragraph of each Commonwealth v. charged Mass. respective were Com Roberts, monwealth to cause their properly having with failed Mass. N.E. regu McCaffrey, schools

children to attend the 69 Vt. But, larly, having 235-236(4). A. “with neither the final an further alysis, reported jurisdic caused the children to attend a school cases from other ** * equivalent tions nor received limited value because of differ school, statutory ences language, structure, instruction elsewhere con than trary provisions” quoted meaning and, purpose; New unless read Jersey 390]; (h) discernment, statute loc. cit. A.2d discrimination and isolat [72 Commonwealth, ed Rice v. Va. statements in 49 S.E. such cases be mis prosecution leading. Upon 3 A.L.R.2d careful reconsideration of Virginia case, school escape attendance we are unable to (likewise imposing statute the conclusion information, prin negative failed to alternative) in which the state’s alternative cipal loc. for providing substantially cit. 347- equivalent *6 properly required jury home, the to find that struction at did not an of defendants had failed fense under that, to send children Section 164.010and there public fore, a school, private, “to a or to denom state’s or, for rehearing motion parochial school, inational alternative, or or have such to transfer should be over ruled. taught by a tutor or * ** home,” teacher in a thus nega applica In construction and tiving all quoted alternatives Vir upon bearing of statutes school and ginia tion statute loc. cit. 343]; g., matters State ex inf. educational (c) Meeks, [e. Ky. 690, Commonwealth v. 192 Jones, v. ex Webb Carnahan rel. Mo. 234 S.W. prosecution a under the Ken tucky 52(4); Emery v. Holt compulsory school attendance statute County, in which the fatally held application (3)] as construction defective for negative failure to the statu Humphries,

tory g., other statutes exceptions. [e. 350, 352(2); Mo. hand, burden obviously Machine, On the other Pinball One Mo. “Jack Jill” upon defendant, 859(5, 6)], should and does rest App., ap our respect predicated upon to defense a pellate again courts have observed time and exception in Illinois compulsory legislative policy, wisdom as re statutory school attendance statute Ill.Rev. enact [now flected Stat.1957, chap. 122, par. ments, Assembly which is is for the General and is 26-1] a pale judicial definition of beyond not and without the e., Bluntly (i. put, failure to cause a offense child “to and review. quiry function school”) declare, public apply but plainly attend is and enforce the law as distinctly proviso segregated apart it, by judicial legislate set find we not fiat. sub-paragraph. People in a numbered on Inf. of Dalton Miles Laborato Levisen, ries, supra, And, loc. cit. Willman, Mo.App., complaint charging the Cali Lemasters S.W. violation 580, 590(17, 18). Assembly The General school attendance

fornia presumed negative exceptions not to have intended what sep need stated in it has and we ancient directly unambiguously, sup stated Athens were excused from construction, porting parents not, guise neglected give who under the had them early training. Encyclopaedia and definite to or take from the clear Bri add Compare tannica (1956), “Solon,” terms of Section 164.010. loc. cit. 956. Groat, supra, cit. 168 S.W. loc. De upon We extol or elaborate need not Long, S.W. manifold derived from educa benefits be Wurdack, 691(2). Hogue also See schools, tion in our not the least of Mo.App., 496(7), and opportunity for free associa is the there cited. tion other children on a common level with society opportunity from all classes —an rehearing motion for desirable, unreasonably if not believed to Defendants’ is, in sub transfer in absolutely essential, preparation stance, complaint that we have petulant proper discharge good of the duties of rule” what defend “will not “ignored” and citizenship. Hoyt, 84 N.H. See State question,” principal to be “the ants conceive O’Brien, supra, 146 A. Knox v. insufficiency of to-wit, sufficiency or “the Certainly, A.2d loc. cit. 392. we would not transportation the school afforded hap commending misunderstood as “a “inex to be question asserted board” —a hazard or hit-or-miss kind of instruction” right tricably up linked with bound [Stephens supra, Bongart, pro parents safeguard encouraging pre A. loc. cit. “a prior in our As shown tect their children.” by parents text of instruction” who seek to- appeal; opinion, raised on no such issue was responsibilities. People evade their but, presented had been even issue Levisen, supra, But, if 90 N.E.2d loc. cit. 215. here, pre it after our not reach could cautionary philosophical comment and mus information liminary determination aside, ing plaint concerning defendants’ How offense. charge an was insufficient transportation bus available for their child comments con ever, of defendants’ in view presents present no issue for determination *7 duties, and in rights and cerning prejudged. However, and is not defend misinterpreted holding be order may ants reading interested in In re amiss for us misconstrued, not be Conlin, Child.Ct, 130 N.Y.S.2d par obligation of all basic emphasize the place which a father’s failure to his children opportunity children afford ents to school was not excused refusal of the char obligation proper education —an transport Board of Education to them. supreme one of Blackstone as acterized The state’s and defendants’ mo- as well as society general importance to tions for rehearing Jonitz, family [Jonitz N.J. for transfer of this cause to the breach 787], whose 544, A.2d Super. Court of Missouri are overruled. grave matter of and is a should of Solon today it was in the time concern the male B.C.) when

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Case Details

Case Name: State v. Pilkinton
Court Name: Missouri Court of Appeals
Date Published: Mar 3, 1958
Citation: 310 S.W.2d 304
Docket Number: 7625
Court Abbreviation: Mo. Ct. App.
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