Forth v. Town of Xenia

The object of the bill filed in this case was to enjoin the corporation of the town of Xenia from instituting and prosecuting actions at law against appellants, for alleged violations of a certain ordinance of the town, prohibiting the sale of spirituous liquors therein.

At the term of the Clay circuit court, to which the writ of injunction was returnable, a motion was entered by defendants to dissolve the injunction, which was allowed by the court. Thereupon, the defendants entered a motion to assess the damages which they claimed to have sustained, and the court, “ after being sufficiently…