State v. Slaughter

Opinion by

Philips, P. J.

The defendant, at the January term, 1880, of the Holt circuit court, was indicted for selling intoxicating liquor, as a dramshop keeper, to minors under the age of twenty-one years. Some question was made at the trial as to whether the defendant was a dramshop keeper ; but there is no question made as to the parties being minors to whom the liquor was sold. The defendant was found guilty, and assessed a fine of fifty dollars.

The only question necessary to be decided on this record is, whether the defendant is indictable for the offence charged?

This question is directly…