State v. Pruitt

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Eishburne.

The defendant, Mrs. L. Y. Pruitt, was tried at the September term, 1937, of the Court of General Sessions for Anderson County, upon an indictment containing two counts. The first count charged the maintenance of a nuisace under the common law. The second count charged the maintenance of a place where people were permitted to resort for the purpose of drinking alcoholic liquors and beverages, in violation of Section 1854 of the Code of Laws 1932. She was convicted on both counts, upon which sentence was pronounced by the Court. She…