City of Ottumwa v. Hodge
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Qourt. — How. Hobert Sloan, Judge. In December, 1897, and prior thereto, the defendant Hodge was engaged in the sale of liquor on certain premises in the plaintiff city, under the provisions of chapter 62, Acts Twenty-fifth General Assembly. The sureties on his bond executed in pursuance of said act are defendants.
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Appeal from Wapello District Qourt. — How. Hobert Sloan, Judge. In December, 1897, and prior thereto, the defendant Hodge was engaged in the sale of liquor on certain premises in the plaintiff city, under the provisions of chapter 62, Acts Twenty-fifth General Assembly. The sureties on his bond executed in pursuance of said act are defendants. Hnder the provisions of section 21 of said act, the plaintiff city adopted an ordinance requiring all persons engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors in said city to pay, in addition to the mulct tax provided for in said act, the sum of $100 per…
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, C. J.
1 I. The question presented by the •demurrer of tbe owner of the premises is not argued. We are, however, asked to determine the question, that it may be set at rest. The appeal was taken while the predecessor ■of the present solicitor represented the city, and the present •solicitor, who now alone appears, makes no> serious claim that the court erred in sustaining that demurrer. Without argument by the appellant, we do not consider questions raised on an, assignment of error in ■a law action. Riordan v. Guggerty, 74 Iowa, 688. We have repeatedly so hold. A mere statement of a point does not…
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