Spann v. Town of Hartford

The defendant was convicted in the mayor’s court of Hartford, and from this judgment he appealed to the circuit court under, and by authority of, section 1937, Code 1923, and upon the filing of the appeal the defendant demanded a trial by jury. There was no trial by jury, but on December 15, 1927, the following entry appears as the minutes of the circuit court:

“The Town of Hartford, a Municipal Corporation, Pltf., vs. W. H. Spann, Defendant. 5652. Public Drunkenness. Appealed from-Mayor’s Court.

“December 15th, 1927, This cause coming on to be heard and it appearing to the court that the…