Show DECIDES LAW LAWIS IS NOT V VALID Court Frees Goddard in i Utah Securities Act I Case SALT LAKE LAgi Sept C. 24 S. S Goddard was acquitted of a charge of the state act by advertising for sale shares or of the Western States Development corn com company pany without basing a brokers broker's li- li license cerise cense by Judge O. O O C. C Dalby of city court toda today Judge D ruled that the securities ties act Is in direct contravention of the inalienable right of every citi- citi citizen citizen zen to acquire and protect his prop prop- property property erty as guaranteed by the United States constitution Goddard was ws charged with pub pub- publishing publishing lishing in the Mineral Sur- Sur Surey Surey ey ey an advertisement to sell ares In Inthe inthe the St States tes corn com pany His defense was that he ac- ac acQuired the shares from the ment company as payment of a debt held b by the Western Mineral Suney and that the shares were his personal property which he had hada a right to dispose of without obtain obtain- ing a a. brokers broker's license |