State v. Comer

Hilton, Justice.

Defendant was found guilty of selling soft drinks without first procuring a license from the division of hotel inspection of the Minnesota department of health.

The pertinent facts have been stipulated. Defendant operates a gasoline filling station in Minneapolis. He sold soft drinks at his station for the accommodation of the public. He did not have a license to do so. The beverages were kept in a cooler from which the purchaser served himself by selecting the desired bottle. The buyer uncapped it and consumed the contents directly from the bottle. No drinking glasses or other…