Legal Opinion
State v. Hurliman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 19, 1956PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtInglis, C. J.
The defendant was charged with and convicted of the crime of “selling or exposing for sale certain goods, wares or merchandise” on Sunday in violation of § 2492c of the 1953 Cumulative Supplement (as amended, Cum. Sup. 1955, § 3302d). He has appealed, assigning as error the overruling of his claim that the statute is unconstitutional.
There is no dispute as to the facts. The defendant was the proprietor of a delicatessen store in Milford. On Sunday, March 13, 1955, he sold one-half pound of liverwurst to a customer. The sale was not one of necessity or mercy, nor was it within any of the…
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