Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Kelley v. Bonnell
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1889No. 14,985PublishedCited by 19 opinions
From the Montgomery Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Elliott, C. J. —
The relator seeks to compel the treasurer of the city of Crawfordsville to accept one hundred dollars as a license fee under the ordinances of the city, in order that he may demand of the clerk the license required of persons engaged in the business of selling intoxicating liquors. The license issued to the relator does not expire until the 7th day of September, 1889, and the tender was made on the 24th day of May.
The complaint is bad. The municipal authorities were-not bound to issue a license to a person having an unexpired license, and the treasurer had no authority to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Stone v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Burnside v. Lincoln County CourtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
- Martin v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1888
- McKinney v. Town of SalemIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. GerhardtIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
- Haggart v. StehlinIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Applications of Herrick and IrishHawaii Supreme Court · 1996
- Moore v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- State ex rel. Fry v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
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