Gorman v. Keough

The plaintiff sues for rent, and. the defendant sets up that the premises were 'hired for the illegal sale of liquors, not only with the knowledge of the plaintiff but with the further agreement that the defendant was to buy all his liquors of the plaintiff, who was to protect him in his selling and furnish bail for him if he should be arrested. The defendant also pleaded in set-off an account for money paid to the plaintiff for liquors bought of him through sevet-al years for illegal sale. The jury found for the plaintiff, and the case is before us on exceptions to rulings and the exclusion…