Soursos v. City of Mason City

On May 1, 1940, the city council of Mason City, Iowa, issued to Royal Billiard Parlor, then a partnership composed of appellee, Soursos, and one George Andón, a class B beer permit for the year ending May 1, 1941, under the provisions of chapter 93.2, Code of Iowa, 1939, and a city ordinance adopted thereunder.

The partnership paid the permit fee of $250, furnished a beer bond (in which appellee, Soursos, was named as sole prin cipal) and operated under the license until July 24, 1940, when appellee bought his partner’s interest. Thereafter he continued to operate as an individual. He stated…