Legal Opinion

Earle v. Latonia Agr. Ass'n

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 17, 1907PublishedCited by 6 opinions

CASE 69. — ACTION BY J. T. EARLE, MAYOR OF LATONIA, AGAINST THE LATONIA AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION TO TEST THE- VALIDITY OF A LIQUOR ORDINANCE. Appeal from Kentou Circuit Court. W. McD. Shaw, Circuit Judge.

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CASE 69. — ACTION BY J. T. EARLE, MAYOR OF LATONIA, AGAINST THE LATONIA AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION TO TEST THE- VALIDITY OF A LIQUOR ORDINANCE. Appeal from Kentou Circuit Court. W. McD. Shaw, Circuit Judge. Judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal It will not do for appellee to contend that it was duly licensed by the State and Federal government to sell liquor, and that said chief of police did, on May 31, 1906, arrest four of its “employes” engaged in and about its cafe and bar in selling liquors; first, because it has no authority to engage in such traffic, and, second, because this could…

1Opinion of the Court

*581Opinion op the Court by

Judge Nunn

Affirming.

It appears that appellee is the owner of about 100 acres of land near the city of Latonia, a fourth-class city, but not within its corporate limits; that it has constructed a race course and erected valuable buildings thereon, consisting of a clubhouse, paddocks, stables, etc., at a cost of many thousands of dollars; and that, in connection with its races and exhibitions, it is required to and does accommodate large concourses of people, who gather there to witness trials and tests of speed horses and to see other exhibitions held by it upon the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Oakley v. . AspinwallNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
  2. Board of Trustees v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1869
  3. Ingram v. FusonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Morris v. Combs' Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
  2. City of Lexington v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  3. Tutt v. City of GreenvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
  4. Rieser v. WardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  5. Commonwealth v. MonsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1993

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