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Tarantina v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 1912No. 5. Same&emdash;regulation of right to drink liquor is within the police power of the Slate. The right to drink intoxicating liquor isPublishedCited by 12 opinions

Writ or Error to the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hón. George A. Crow, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Dunn

The only question in this case is the constitutionality of an act of the General Assembly approyed May 25, 1911, entitled “An act to provide for the punishment of any person who drinks any intoxicating liquor, or who is intoxicated, in or upon railroad passenger cars in use for the transportation of passengers, or in or about any railroad station or platform, and for conductors to make arrests therefor.” (Laws of 1911, p. 462.) The action was case, for an assault and battery alleged to have been committed upon the plaintiff while a passenger on defendant’s train, in St. Clair county. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Beer Co. v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Bartemeyer v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  3. Hawthorn v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Town of Manchester v. People ex rel. GradyIllinois Supreme Court · 1899

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In re CraneIdaho Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Idaho Gold Dredging Co. v. BalderstonIdaho Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Weisberg v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Komorowski v. Boston Store of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Todd v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

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