State ex rel. Haugan v. Belatti
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Codington County. Hon. Cam, (-. Sherwood, Judge. Action by the State of South Dakota on the relation of A. J. Haugan, State’s Attorney of Codington County, South Dakota, against Severi Belatti and E. L. Denis, to abate a public nuisance alleged to have been maintained in defendant Denis’ hotel. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, defendants appeal.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Codington County. Hon. Cam, (-. Sherwood, Judge. Action by the State of South Dakota on the relation of A. J. Haugan, State’s Attorney of Codington County, South Dakota, against Severi Belatti and E. L. Denis, to abate a public nuisance alleged to have been maintained in defendant Denis’ hotel. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, defendants appeal. Upon application to the Supreme Court by defendants for an order fixing the amount of supersedeas undertaking on the appeal. (i) To point one of the opinion, Appellants cited: State ex…
1Opinion of the CourtGates, P. J.
Application for an order fixing the amount of a supersedeas undertaking on appeal to this court from the judgment of the circuit court of Codington county, S. D.
This is an action to abate a public nuisance. The trial court found that the defendant Denis, as lessee of the premises in the city of Watertown known as' the West or Arcade Hotel, was conducting said premises as a house of prostitution, assignation, and for the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors, and that such unlawful business was the principal business of the so-called hotel. The judgment provided as follows:
“It is ordered,…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- Brookfield v. McClenahanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1930
- City of Aberdeen v. WellmanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
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