Torbert v. Clough
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Chickasaw District Court. Action upon an account for drugs and medicines sold by Torbert, plaintiff and appellant, to defendant, of tlie value of $111.85. The answer admits the allegations of the petition, and alleges, as a counter-claim, that, in 1883 and 1884, plaintiff sold and delivered to defendant large quantities of intoxicating liquors, the sale of which is forbidden by the statutes of the state; that plaintiff and defendant are both residents of this…
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Appeal from Chickasaw District Court. Action upon an account for drugs and medicines sold by Torbert, plaintiff and appellant, to defendant, of tlie value of $111.85. The answer admits the allegations of the petition, and alleges, as a counter-claim, that, in 1883 and 1884, plaintiff sold and delivered to defendant large quantities of intoxicating liquors, the sale of which is forbidden by the statutes of the state; that plaintiff and defendant are both residents of this state, and that defendant paid to plaintiff $454.41 for the intoxicating liquors so unlawfully sold; and she asks judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. ,It is shown by an agreed statement of facts that during the years 1883 and 1884, the time of the sales of the intoxicating liquors in question, plaintiff was a druggist and pharmacist, duly registered under the laws of the state; that prior to obtaining a permit from the board of supervisors he sold defendant intoxicating liquors, and received in payment therefor $412.56, and after that tipie he sold to defendant such liquors, and received payment in the sum of $30.92. The defendant was not a registered druggist and pharmacist, and had no permit from the board of supervisors for selling…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. BissellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885