Butler Hotel Co. v. United States

DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.

This is an abatement proceeding instituted under the provisions of sections 21 and 22 of title 2 of the National Prohibition Act (27 USCA §§ 33, 34). It relates to the Butler Hotel, one of the prominent hotels of Seattle, Wash., and owned by the appellant Butler Hotel Company. The lower court found that intoxicating liquor was commonly possessed, served, and consumed in one of the dining rooms known as the “Rose Room,” in such manner and to such an extent as to constitute a nuisance, but apparently considering that abatement. proceedings are primarily preventative…