State v. Mateer

I. There is very little disagreement as to the facts in this case. Plaintiff claims that the defendants Campbell and Middleisworth are operating a saloon in the city of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in violation of law, in that they have not filed with the county auditor *43a written statement of consent of all the resident freeholders owning property within fifty feet of the premises where said business is carried on, viz., the consent of R. P. and P. A. Bacon. Many other allegations' are made in the petition, but there is no evidence tending to sustain them. Defendants answer, denying any violation of the…