Koehler & Lange v. Hill
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott District Court. Action to recover for beer sold and delivered by the plaintiffs to the defendant. Trial to the court, j udgment for the plaintiffs, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
At a sj>ecial election held on the 27th day of June, 1882, the electors of the State, by a majority of about thirty thousand, ratified an amendment to- the Constitution, which, it is claimed, had been previously agreed to by the Eighteenth and Nineteenth General Assemblies, prohibiting the manufacture and use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, including ale, wine, and beer, as therein provided.
The question is fairly presented-in the record in this case, whether or not the amendment aforesaid has been constitutionally agreed to and adopted, and this is the question discussed by counsel,…
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