Bachman v. Brown

— The plaintiff sues to recover the penalty provided by section 19 of the dramshop law. Session Acts, 1891, p. 128. The petition contained twenty counts, in which it was charged that the defendant, a merchant, had at various times therein stated sold intoxicants to the minor sons of the plaintiff without written permission from the plaintiff to do so. The answer of the defendant is a general denial. No-objection was made to the petition. At the conclusion of the evidence the court instructed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant, which was done, and the court entered a judgment…