Ohio Ex Rel. Lloyd v. Dollison
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OHIO. The plaintiff .in error was committed to custody upon a warrant for'violating the law of Ohio called the “Beal Local Option Law.” He petitioned in habeas corpus for his discharge .to one of the' judges of,the State having jurisdiction.' On hearing he was remitted to custody and the judgment was affirméd by the Supreme Court of the State.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OHIO. The plaintiff .in error was committed to custody upon a warrant for'violating the law of Ohio called the “Beal Local Option Law.” He petitioned in habeas corpus for his discharge .to one of the' judges of,the State having jurisdiction.' On hearing he was remitted to custody and the judgment was affirméd by the Supreme Court of the State. This writ of error was then sued out.' The question involved is the constitutionality of the lhw. The facts constituting the violation of the law were alleged to be the unlawful selling and furnishing to one E.…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice McKenna,
after stating the. case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The petition alleged that the law violated the constitution of the State in certain particulars. We omit the allegations, as the Supreme Court of the State decided against their sufficiency, and its judgment is not open to our review;
Wherein the. law offends the Constitution of the United States was expressed as follows:
• “It contravenes section 1, article 14, of the Constitution of the United States, in that it denies to this defendant and other persons within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law; it…
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