State v. Grim
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from WinneshieJc District Court. — Hon. L. 0. Hatch, Judge. This is an action in equity, under the statute, to enjoin the defendant Grim, owner, and defendant Murray, keeper, from maintaining a nuisance upon the premises in Decorah, described, by keeping for sale and selling intoxicating liquors therein, in violation of law, and for an abatement of said nuisance.
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Appeal from WinneshieJc District Court. — Hon. L. 0. Hatch, Judge. This is an action in equity, under the statute, to enjoin the defendant Grim, owner, and defendant Murray, keeper, from maintaining a nuisance upon the premises in Decorah, described, by keeping for sale and selling intoxicating liquors therein, in violation of law, and for an abatement of said nuisance. Upon hearing, decree was entered against the defendant Murray as prayed, and it was further decreed that the plaintiff’s petition be dismissed as to the defendant Grim, from which decree of dismissal the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
The only question involved in this appeal is whether the appellee, Grim, had knowledge *416that his premises were being used for the keeping or selling of liquors in violation of law. The appellant contends that the appellee, Grim,' had personal notice of that fact, and that one C. F. Schwartz was the agent of the defendant, with authority to care for and control the property, and to rent the same, and collect rents, and that said agent had knowledge of the unlawful use that was being made of the property. •
The evidence fully supports the conclusion that the defendant Murray did keep for sale and…
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