Legal Opinion

City of Yankton v. Douglass

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 3, 1896Published

Error to circuit court, Yankton county. Hon. E. G. Smith, Judge. Defendant was convicted of keeping a tippling shop, and brought error to the supreme court, where the judgment was affiimed. This opinion is upon a motion to correct the judgment of affirmance by awarding the costs of the appeal against plaintiff in error.

1Opinion of the CourtCorson, P. J.

The defendant was convicted in the police court of the city of Yankton of the offense of keeping atippling shop in violation of the provisions of an ordinance of that city, The defendant appealed to the circuit court, and a trial de novo was had, and the defendant was again found guilty, and he thereupon brought the case to this court by writ of error, and the judgment of the circuit court was affirmed. 66 N. W. 923. The judgment in this court was in the usual form in criminal cases — affirming the judgment of the court below, but without *591costs. The attorney for tlie city now moves, in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. City of Huron v. CarterSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1894
  2. City of Yankton v. DouglassSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1896

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