Ellis v. Town of Covington
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Alleghany county, affirming a judgment of the mayor of the town of Covington imposing a fine for the violation of a city ordinance.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
Plaintiff in error,.'Ellis, w-as convicted by the mayor of Covington for violation of a town ordinance in laboring at his trade or calling" of selling Coca-Cola on the Sabbath day, and fined $5.00 and costs. On appeal the Circuit Court of Alleghany county sustained the conviction, and the case is here on writ of error to that judgment.
The ordinance in question is substantially in the lan*823guage of the act of Assembly amending and re-enacting section 3799 of the Code, and declares that, “If a person on the Sabbath day be found laboring at any trade or calling * * * oexcept in household or other…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wells v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
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