State v. Pressman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. W. A. Spurrier, Judge. Action to enjoin tbe maintenance of a nuisance in keeping and selling intoxicating liquors.. Tbe petition is in tbe usual form.
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Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. W. A. Spurrier, Judge. Action to enjoin tbe maintenance of a nuisance in keeping and selling intoxicating liquors.. Tbe petition is in tbe usual form. Tbe answer, in addition to a general denial, alleges compliance with all tbe conditions of chapter 62 of tbe Acts of tbe Twenty-fiftb General Assembly; and that, before engaging in tbe business of keeping or selling intoxicating liquors, tbe city council of Deg Moines, acting as a license board, passed upon tbe statement of consent, and determined it to be sufficient, and adopted .a resolution consenting…
1Opinion of the CourtLaud, J.
*4511 *450lb is conceded that this case cannot be tried de novo in this court, for the reason that all the evidence is not contained in the abstract. Several errors are assigned, only two of which are argued. The first is thus stated by the appellant: Did the city council determine the validity or sufficiency of the petition or statement of consent when it granted the resolution of consent to the defendants? The determination of this question involves the construction of portions of section 17 of chapter 62 of the Acts of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly, which are here set out: “Sec. 17. In any city…
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- State v. Van VlietSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
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