Venable v. City of Atlanta

The plaintiff in error was convicted in the recorder’s court of the City of Atlanta of a violation of the municipal ordinance which forbids keeping on hand, for the purpose of illegal sale, spirituous liquors. He petitioned the superior court for a writ of certiorari, and the writ was granted. On the trial of the certiorari case the judge of the superior court overruled and dismissed the certiorari; and the bill of exceptions assigns error on this judgment. We will consider the questions made in their order.

1. When the case was called for trial before the recorder, plaintiff in error made a…