Legal Opinion

State v. Gutekunst

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1880PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Lyon District Court. At the September Term, 1880, of the district court, Gutekunst was convicted of a violation of § 6 of the dramshop act, and sentenced to sixty days’ imprisonment in the county jail, adjudged to pay afine of $100 and costs, and to be committed until the fine and costs were paid. He appeals to this court. The facts appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Horton,C. J.:

On June 16th, 1880, a complaint was filed with a justice of the peace of Lyon county, charging the defendant with a violation of § 6 of the dramshop act, in unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor to W. J. Cooper, a habitual drunkard, after notice had been given defendant by the wife of Cooper that her husband was in the habit of being intoxicated. On June 19th, the defendant was convicted before the justice after a hearing upon the complaint, and sentenced to pay a fine of twenty-five dollars. An appeal was taken by defendant to the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gross v. FunkSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. ZamoraSupreme Court of Kansas · 1990
  2. State v. SperrySupreme Court of Kansas · 1999
  3. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1961
  4. State v. KelleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
  5. State v. GibbonsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1995

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