Glaze v. State

It seems to me that the majority is in error in this case, in that they have assumed without sufficient proof that the “beer” or “mash” from which whisky is distilled is capable of being used for beverage purposes. As used in our statutes defining the term (Acts 1915, p. 1, § 1, and Acts 1919, p. 7, § 1), the word liquor is not used in that broad sense, which means any fluid or liquid, but is used in conjunction with the word beverage. Section 1, Acts 1915, begins: The term “prohibited liquors and beverages;” and throughout the entire system of laws enacted in this state the evident intent of…