Lockard v. Van Alstyne
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Van Burén; Des Voignes, J. Case by Carrie E. Lockard against Charles H. Van Alstyne, principal, and Matthew Van Alstyne and Ered Niffenegger, sureties, under the civil-damage act. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This action was brought under the civil-damage act against the defendants Charles H. Van Alstyne, as a druggist, and his codefendants, as sureties. The declaration alleges that between the 27th of April, 1907, and the 26th of December, 1907, unlawful sales of liquor were made to plaintiff’s husband, and that in consequence of the sales of liquor the husband used profane and abusive language to plaintiff, and she was injured in *510her means of support. The plea was the general issue, and on the trial before a jury plaintiff recovered a verdict of $750, upon which judgment was rendered, and the…
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