State v. Merklinger

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, C. J.:

Defendant, a licensed liquor dealer, was convicted on two counts of selling liquor on premises not described in his license, and of selling liquor on Sunday. He appeals.

Defendant operated a retail liquor store under a license from the Alcoholic Beverage Control in connection with a hotel. An agent for the Control registered at his hotel on October 30, 1955, in the evening. That day was Saturday. He bought two half pints of liquor from the defendant in his store that evening. He told defendant he had come to the hotel to go duck hunting the…