City of Springfield v. Ford

This is an action of debt for the violation of - an ordinance of the city of Springfield, which subjects anyone who shall within the city sell intoxicating liquor of any kind in quantities less than five gallons, and not less than one pint, to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, unless he has taken out a license as a retail liquor dealer.

The defendant was sued for a violation of this ordinance, and a recovery was had against him for fifty dollars. He appeals and assigns for error that the complaint states no cause of action, that the court improperly permitted an amendment of the…