Malmo's Appeal From County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application for a liquor license, brought to the County Commissioners in Fairfield County and thence by appeal of the applicant to the Superior Court in said county, and tried to the court, Shumway, J.; facts found and judgment rendered in favor of the applicant, and appeal by the county commissioners for alleged ■ errors in the rulings and findings of the court.
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Application for a liquor license, brought to the County Commissioners in Fairfield County and thence by appeal of the applicant to the Superior Court in said county, and tried to the court, Shumway, J.; facts found and judgment rendered in favor of the applicant, and appeal by the county commissioners for alleged ■ errors in the rulings and findings of the court. The appeal assigns error (1) in setting aside the action of the county commissioners and rendering judgment that the applicant is by law entitled to a license; (2) in making a specific order on the commissioners to grant a license to…
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
The legislature may regulate, even to • the extent of prohibition, any business in its nature injurious to the public. Whether the public injury is such as to require absolute prohibition, or permission on terms fixed by the legislature, as well as the appropriate nature of such terms, are questions in most cases within the power of the legislature to settle. State v. Conlon, 65 Conn. 478, 484.
The Prohibition Act of 1854 was based on a legislative finding that the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage was so injurious to the public as to justify its absolute prohibition. This court…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. ConlonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- State v. WheelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
- Malmo's Appeal From County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Hopson's Appeal from County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- State v. WilcoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1875
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Wakeman's Appeal From County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- Coles' AppealSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- Brady's Appeal From County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Moynihan's Appeal From County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
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