Gilday v. Warren
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action of replevin to recover the possession of a liquor license, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County and tried to the court, Studley, J., upon the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s reply; the court sustained the demurrer and rendered judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFeee, J.
This is an action of replevin against a deputy sheriff, to recover possession of ,a liquor license. The facts as they appear upon the face of the pleadings, the complaint, answer and reply, are these: On January 31st, 1896, the county commissioners of New Haven county issued to one Thomas E. O’Brien of New Haven, a license to sell and exchange spirituous and intoxicating liquors in the town of New Haven, until December .31st, 1896. On June 18th, 1896, the plaintiff, for a valuable consideration, purchased of the said Thomas E. O’Brien said license and took the same into his possession. On…
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