Farley v. Hollenfeltz
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Dubuque District Court. — Hon. D. J. Leneiian, Judge. On the twenty-fifth day of August, 1886, the" plaintiff, a citizen of Dubuque county, filed his petition charging that the defendant, at the city of Dubuque, “in a brick building at numbers 154 and 162 Sixth street, has established a saloon and place for the keeping and sale of intoxicating liquors” in violation of law, and has, since the eighth day of April, 1886, in said saloon, sold to divers persons…
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Appeal from, Dubuque District Court. — Hon. D. J. Leneiian, Judge. On the twenty-fifth day of August, 1886, the" plaintiff, a citizen of Dubuque county, filed his petition charging that the defendant, at the city of Dubuque, “in a brick building at numbers 154 and 162 Sixth street, has established a saloon and place for the keeping and sale of intoxicating liquors” in violation of law, and has, since the eighth day of April, 1886, in said saloon, sold to divers persons intoxicating liquors contrary to law, and praying for an injunction, and for costs. On April 18, 1887, the defendant filed…
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
The admissions made by the defendant in the original answer in this case establish every fact that it is incumbent upon the plaintiff to prove, and, in the' absence of any further testimony, entitles him to a decree as prayed. In that answer the defendant admits that he leased the premises described in the plaintiff’s petition in April, 1870, for the sole purpose of selling beer and ale therein, and prepared the same for carrying on that business, and that he has carried on that business in said premises ever since, to-wit, the sale of “beer at retail at the place aforesaid.” The place…
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