State v. Harris
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. This action was commenced before a justice of the peace under Rev., §§ 1565-1567. There was a judgment entered directing the destruction of the liquors seized upon the warrant issued in the proceedings. The defendant Harris appealed the cause to the District Court, where, upon a trial, a like judgment was entered. He now appeals to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
— The defendant Harris, who appeared and became a party to the proceedings, in his answer admits the ownership of the liquors seized upon the warrant, but denies that they were kept by him or any other person for the purpose of illegal sale. The cause was submitted to a jury in the district court and a special verdict in answer to the following question submitted to them was rendered: “ Do you find from the evidence that the liquors in question were intoxicating and were owned or kept by defendant Harris in Polk county, Iowa, at the time they were seized, for the purpose of being…
2Cited by1 opinion
- State v. Certain Intoxicating LiquorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884