State v. Currie

The state, as plaintiff, brought this action against the defendant, Currie, under G. S. 1894, § 7933, to recover a statutory penalty for retailing, compounding, and dispensing drugs, medicines, and poisons, contrary to the statute in regard to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy. Two causes of action were set out in the complaint, and a demand made for the statutory penalty of $50 for each violation. The answer is a general denial. There was a trial by jury, which rendered a special verdict, the first subdivision being as follows:

“We do find that at the time and place alleged in the…