Legal Opinion
Douthit v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1904No. 1379PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an ■ appeal from Somervell County. Action by the State against Douthit and the sureties on his bond as a liquor dealer, for breach thereof in permitting a minor in his saloon. ' The State recovered judgment for the penalty and it was affirmed on appeal by defendants, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
The nature of this case is correctly stated in the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals. The statement is as follows:
“This is an appeal by appellant Douthit and his bondsmen from a judgment in favor of the State of Texas, upon a malt liquor dealer’s bond. The State sought and obtained the recovery upon allegation and proof that appellants had breached said bond by permitting Ellis Knott, a minor, to enter and remain in appellant Douthit’s place of business, and by failing to keep a quiet and orderly house, as required by law.”
The plaintiffs in error present two grounds…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Connolly v. Union Sewer Pipe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- American Sugar Refining Co. v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Goldsticker v. FordTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Green v. SouthardTexas Supreme Court · 1901
3Cited by7 opinions
- Ex Parte BradshawCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Texas Liquor Control Board v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
- McLaury v. WatelskyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Faulkner v. CassidyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Odom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
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