Loid v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari. Before Judge Hart. Laurens superior court. April 8, 1898. The plaintiff in error sold a boy of sixteen years a quart of home-made blackberry wine, and was indicted, tried, and found guilty of selling intoxicating liquor to a minor without authority from his parent or guardian. The boy testified: “I drank the whole quart, and it made me very sick and made me drunk.”
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Certiorari. Before Judge Hart. Laurens superior court. April 8, 1898. The plaintiff in error sold a boy of sixteen years a quart of home-made blackberry wine, and was indicted, tried, and found guilty of selling intoxicating liquor to a minor without authority from his parent or guardian. The boy testified: “I drank the whole quart, and it made me very sick and made me drunk.” Defendant offered to prove by several witnesses “that they were well-acquainted with the wine sold by him, and that it was not intoxicating.” The trial judge repelled this testimony; refused on motion to rule out what…
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
In nearly all the cases in which the question has been made, the courts have held, as matter of law, that alcohol, brandy, whisky, gin, and rum are intoxicating liquors. The reason for so holding is that it is a matter of common knowledge to all persons that these liquors will, when taken in sufficient quantities, produce intoxication. Some courts hold, as matter of law, that lager-beer is intoxicating; others, that this is a matter for determination by the jury. See Snider v. State, 81 Ga. 753. Some courts hold, as matter of law, that wines made from the juice of grapes are intoxicating;…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Snider v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
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