Curtis v. Degood

MáNtz, J.

H. Y. Curtis, plaintiff herein, a resident of Richland, Keokuk County, Iowa, was the holder of a Class' B beer permit in the City of Batavia, for the year ending June 30, 1946. He had held like permits for a number of years. About a month prior to the termination of said beer permit, plaintiff took steps to have the same renewed, and caused to be presented to the city council of Batavia a paper purporting to be an application for a renewal of said permit. This application was presented to the city council by Frank Howard, who was in charge of the establishment where the permit was…