Fessler v. United States

WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.

These appeals are from decrees entered on bills in equity filed under section 22 of title 2 of the National Prohibition Act (27 US CA § 34), abating nuisances and closing the respective premises for a year.

Preceding the bills each defendant had pleaded guilty to a violation of the act, Pessler to unlawful possession of liquor and Barnett to maintenance of a nuisanee. It was on these criminal offenses that the civil nuisanee suits were based. The learned trial court treated each defendant as owner of the respective premises. The appeals are limited to that part of the…