Braunstein v. United States

WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit in equity under the nuisance sections of the National Prohibition Act. Sections 21, 22, title 2, 41 Stat. 305 (27 USCA §§ 33, 34). Both respondents, the alleged owner of the business and the owner of the premises, appeared and answered; a decree was entered against both; only one appealed.

The bill charges the' maintenance of a nuisance on named premises and in support of this general allegation it alleges three separate sales of liquor in the place on three named dates. At the hearing the government proved a sale on one of the dates and a sale on a date…