State ex rel. Police Jury of Parish of Vernon v. Davis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vernon; John Bachman Lee, Judge. Application by the state, on the relation of the police jury of the parish of Vernon, for writ of mandamus to T. J. Davis, sheriff. From an order denying the writ, relator appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNicholls, J.
The plaintiff alleged: That Robert D. Cain, Charles L. Smith, and J. T. Jones were then, and had been since the 1st of January of the current year (1907), engaged in the “sale of intoxicating liquors by retail in open saloons in Ward 3 of your aforesaid parish and state.” That the said Robert D. Cain, Charles L. Smith, and J. T. Jones are engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors as above set forth without having obtained a license therefor. That the Legislature has granted to the police juries full authority to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors without license. That section 1214 of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Cain v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
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