Birr v. People

This is a writ of error to the Appellate Court for the Second District, affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Kankakee county, for the sum of $60, recovered by the People of the State of Illinois, against Herman Birr, for an alleged unlawful selling of intoxicating liquors to Ernest Kemnitz, a minor, “without the written order of his parent, guardian or family physician. ” The questions presented for determination arise upon the rulings of the trial court in respect to the evidence and the giving of instructions.

Ernest Kemnitz, the minor, was the principal witness in the case on behalf…