Commonwealth v. McGovern
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 17 — Action by tiie Commonwealth against Terry McGovern to Prevent a Prize-eight in this State. APPEAL PROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. From a Judgment Dismissing the Petition the Commonwealth Appeals. 'STATEMENT.
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Case 17 — Action by tiie Commonwealth against Terry McGovern to Prevent a Prize-eight in this State. APPEAL PROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. From a Judgment Dismissing the Petition the Commonwealth Appeals. 'STATEMENT. The judgment appealed from was rendferad in a suit brought ‘by the Commonwealth of Kentucky on relation of the Attorney-General against Terry McGovern and others to restrain the holding — pulling off — of a prize-fight in the city of Louisville. The principals, and their managers, and the owner of th-e play house in which it wa-5 proposed to hold the fight as a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion or the court by
JUDGE SETTLE
Reversing.
This equitable action was instituted in the Jefferson circuit court, common pleas division, by the appellant, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, on relation of the Attorney ■General, against the appellees, Terry McGovern and others, to prevent the holding of a prize fight advertised to take place on the 22d day of September, 1902, in the Auditorium, a large theatre situated in the city of Lousiv-ille. Terry McGovern and Young Corbett were to be the combatants, .and their managers and the owner of the Auditorium were made parties to the action.
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