Lynch v. Bates

The appellant made application to the board of commissioners of Howard county for a license to sell intoxicating liquors. The appellees filed a remonstrance to the granting .of the petition. Upon a hearing had the board refused to grant the license; and an appeal to the circuit court resulted in a verdict and judgment for the remonstrants.

The error assigned in this court is the overruling of the motion for a new trial; and the questions discussed by counsel relate to the giving and the refusal of certain instructions to the jury.

The appeal was taken under the following provisions, contained…