Legal Opinion

Jennings v. City of Quitman

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 26, 1915No. 6740Published

Certiorari; from Brooks superior court — Judge Thomas. May 28,1915.

1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.

This case is controlled by the ruling in Harrell v. Quitman, ante, 299 (86 S. E. 662). It may not be amiss, however, to say that the undisputed proof of a single sale of intoxicating liquors within the coniines of the municipality was sufficient to establish the unlawful purpose for which the defendant kept liquors. This doctrine has been repeatedly reiterated by the Supreme Court and by this court. Rooney v. Augusta, 117 Ga. 709 (45 S. E. 72); Reese v. Newnan, 120 Ga. 198 (47 S. E. 560); Robinson v. Americus, 121 Ga. 180-182 (48 S. E. 924); Sawyer v. Blakely, 2 Ga. App. 159 (58 S. E. 399);…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Sawyer v. City of BlakelyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. Rice v. City of EatontonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  3. Reese v. City of NewnanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  4. Rooney v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  5. Coggins v. City of GriffinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908

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