Carmer v. Hubbard

This action was commenced in the court of á justice of the peace. The declaration was oral, and was entered in the docket under the statute which requires the docket to show the substance of the pleadings. The entry was as follows:

“The plaintiff declared orally in a plea of trespass on the case for the illegal sale of intoxicating liquor, or furnishing of same, to a minor, and asks damages one hundred dollars or under; to which declaration the defendant pleaded the general issue.”

A judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, and defendant appealed. In the circuit a motion was made at the…