Meidel v. Anthis

This tv as an action before a justice of the peace of Madison county, under the fifth section of the act of January 13, 1872, entitled “An act to provide against the evils resulting from the sale of intoxicating liquors in this State,” in force Julv 1, 1872. J

We had occasion, at the last September term of this court, to examine and construe this section in the case of Freese v. Tripp, 70 Ill. 496, which was a case like this, except that defendant had a license to sell intoxicating.liquors, from the proper authorities. That fact, however, did not enter into the judgment of the court.

It was…