Fortune v. Incorporated Town of Wilburton
Court Of Appeals Of Indian Territory
Appeal from the United States Court for the Central District. William H. H. Clayton, Judge. Robert Fortune, convicted of being drunk and disorderly, appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRaymond, C. J.
The appellant was arrested for being drunk and disorderly in violation of an ordinance of the incorporated town of Wilburton. He was fined, after trial, $10 and costs, and sought to bring the ease to the United States District Court for review. The attorney for appellee moved the court to dismiss the appeal for the reason no affidavit of appeal was filed in the court below. Counsel for appellant contends that the prosecution for the violation of an ordinance of an incorporated town is a criminal and not a civil suit, and hence no affidavit for appeal was necessary. The court dismissed the…
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