Ward v. State

Indictment for selling intoxicating liquor to a minor. Answer in abatement. Demurrer to answer in abatement sustained. Plea not guilty. Jury waived. Trial by the court. Finding guilty. Fine ten dollars. Motion for a new trial overruled. Exception. Judgment. Appeal.

The errors assigned are:

1. Overruling the motion for a new trial.

2. Sustaining demurrer to answer in abatement.

3. Overruling motion to quash the indictment.

We will notice the points in the order in which they occur. in the record.

The answer in abatement is as follows: That at the June session, 1873, of the Board of Commissioners of…