Joliff v. City of Shreveport
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; John R. Land, Judge. Suit by George Joliff against the City of Shreveport and the Commissioner of Public Safety. Judgment for plaintiff against the City of Shreveport, and it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLeche, J.
Plaintiff kept in the city of Shreveport a licensed establishment, wherein he sold near beer. About March 16, 1914, the place was, in police parlance, raided by a squad of policemen acting under the direction and personal supervision of the commissioner of public safety. The plaintiff had on previous occasions been convicted of keeping intoxicating liquors for sale in violation of law, his conviction having each time been secured upon evidence obtained by forcible searches of his premises.
' On the last occasion, not finding readily any evidence to justify a criminal charge against plaintiff…
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