Legal Opinion

Groves v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 31, 1911No. 2942PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Accusation of unlawful sale of liquor; from city court of Macon— Judge Hodges. August 27, 1910.

1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.

1.- Though there was no direct evidence that the defendant directed or authorized the sales of the intoxicants, which were proved to have been made by his employees, the circumstantial evidence to that effect is sufficient to exclude any other reasonable supposition. All of the circumstances illustrating the conduct of the - defendant’s business and his familiarity with its details, as well as his frequent presence and close personal superintendence and supervision of his places of business, where intoxicating liquors were sold, authorized the jury to infer that the unlawful sales were made…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Weldon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
  2. Garnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
  3. Samples v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  4. Cronin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
  5. Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928

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