State v. McCann
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Edward J. McCann was indicted for violating the statute requiring saloons to be kept so that the interior may be seen by passers-by and prohibiting the view from being obstructed. Indictment (No- 41, March Term, 1914) for violating Section 4, Chapter 555, 18 Del. Laws, (Rev. Code 1852, amended to 1893, p. 417), known as the “Screen Law”.
1Opinion of the Court
Conrad, J.,
charging the jury:
Gentlemen of the jury:—Edward J. McCann stands charged under this indictment with the violation of a statute of this state, passed in 1889, which provides that “every person licensed under this act shall keep his principal place of business, so as to be seen fully and easily by passers-by, and shall not obstruct such view by screens, blinds, inside shutters, frosted glass, or any other device, of whatsoever kind or character.” Ordinarily we call it the screen act, and the defendant is charged with the violation of that act.
The issue in this case is a very simple…