Roberge v. Burnham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort to recover a forfeiture of $100, under the St. of 1875, e. 99, § 15, for selling intoxicating liquor to John Roberge, a minor son of the plaintiff. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Pitman, J., the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff; and the defendant alleged exceptions, the material parts of which appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
The statute under which this action is brought provides that “ whoever, by himself or his agent or servant, shall sell or give intoxicating liquor to any minor, or allows a minor to loiter upon the premises where such sales are made, shall forfeit one hundred dollars for each offence, to be recovered by the parent or guardian of such minor in an action of tort.” St. 1875, e. 99, § 15. It was the plain purpose of the Legislature to make a person, who, like the defendant, keeps a place for the sale of intoxicating liquor, responsible to the parent or guardian, if he, or an agent or servant in…
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