State ex rel. Fitch v. Long

The relator is an applicant for license to keep a dramshop in the city of Rolla, a city of the fourth class. The respondents are the mayor and board of aldermen of that city. An alternative writ was issued by the clerk of this court, and' respondents have made their return thereto. The facts are conceded, and there is but one point for decision.

At the November term of the county court of Phelps county, the relator presented his application and petition for a license to keep a dramshop at his place in the city of Rolla. The county court found that he was entitled to a. license, and a six…