Legal Opinion

State v. Langdon

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 19, 1883PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Defendant, having been convicted in the’ district court for Nobles •county of the offence of selling malt liquor in a less quantity than five gallons, without first having obtained license therefor, under the indictment reported in State v. Langdon, 29 Minn. 393, appeals from an order by Severance, J., refusing a new trial.

1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.

This cause was before this court at a former term, upon questions relating to the sufficiency of the indictment. 29 Minn. 393. It was then held, in effect, construing the provisions of the general law, as modified by the special act incorporating the village of Worthington, that the general law, making the sale of intoxicating liquors in a less quantity than five gallons, without a license, a criminal offence, was still in force within the village of Worthington, and that the board of county commissioners might grant licenses for that purpose, but no license would have the force of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. HanleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
  2. State v. LangdonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. HoltSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897

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