State Ex Rel. MacDonald v. Shawnee Country Club, Inc.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Common Pleas Court dismissing, without trial, an action brought in the name of the state of Ohio, upon the relation of a citizen of Allen County, to enjoin the respondent country club, its board of governors, officers and members, from maintaining an alleged nuisance on the country club premises by the illegal sale of beer and intoxicating liquor. The relator did not allege any special injury suffered by him by reason of the alleged nuisance different than that suffered by the general public.

The sole issue raised by the appeal is whether the provisions of…