City of Jerseyville v. Becker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Prosecution under dram-shop ordinance. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jersey County; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1904.
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Presiding Justice Baume
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a suit by appellant against appellee, a licensed dram-shop keeper, to recover a penalty for the violation of a dram-shop ordinance. The trial in the court below by a jury resulted in a verdict of not guilty, and judgment thereon.
Error is assigned in the giving and refusing instructions, and in overruling the motion for a new trial upon the ground that the verdict is contrary to the evidence.
It is'urged by appellee that the assignment of errors is-not properly before this court for review because it does not appear from the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. DeustingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885