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People Of The Phil. Islands Vs. Thomas Nimrod Mckinney 047 Phil 792

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. THOMAS NIMROD MCKINNEY, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 23824 | 1925-09-04

D E C I S I O N


STREET, J .:

This appeal has been brought to reverse a judgment of the Court of First Instance of the City of Manila, finding the appellant, Thomas N. McKinney, guilty of a violation of section 7 of Act No. 2581 of the Philippine Legislature, in that at the times stated in the information he had sold in the City of Manila certain speculative securities, to wit, shares of the Philippines-American Company, Inc., without having previously obtained a written permit from the Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, as required by section 2 of said Act. Upon hearing the cause the trial judge found the accused guilty and imposed...