Ford v. City of Denver

Suit by the city of Denver to recover a penalty for an alleged violation of its ordinance. Judgment for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant.

The ordinance, the violation of which was charged, prohibited the selling or giving away, within the limits of the city, of intoxicating or malt liquors, in any quantity less than a gallon, by any person without a license for the purpose, except by a druggist upon the prescription of a reputable physician, and for medical purposes. The case was heard upon an agreed statement of facts, from which it appears that the defendant was a druggist, not…