Legal Opinion

Hackney v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 1857PublishedCited by 22 opinions

APPEAL from the Johnson Court of Common Pleas.

1Opinion of the CourtStuart, J.

Information against Hackney for maintaining a public nuisance. The nuisance consisted in keeping a ten-pin alley, and procuring for gain certain disorderly persons to meet there, rolling balls night and day, cursing, quarreling, drinking, and making great noises, &c„ to the injury and common nuisance of a part of the citizens of the State, &c.

Without -interposing any motion to quash, the de-' fendant pleaded not guilty. Trial by jury; verdict and *495judgment for the State; and motion for a new trial overruled.

Certain instructions were asked by the defendant which the Court refused to give. The…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. CunninghamCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
  2. People v. SandsNew York Supreme Court · 1806
  3. State v. BertheolIndiana Supreme Court · 1843

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Sherlock v. AllingIndiana Supreme Court · 1873
  2. Gilbert v. ShowermanMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
  3. Hood v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
  4. Ledgerwood v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Haggart v. StehlinIndiana Supreme Court · 1893

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