Graves v. McHugh

This was an action commenced before a justice of the peace, on a bond executed by the defendant, McHugh, as principal, and his co-defendant, Hutchison, as surety, in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, under the 6th section of the law in relation to dram shops, to recover the sum of fifty dollars for an alleged breach of its conditions, committed by McHugh, in selling and giving away intoxicating liquors to a minor son of the plaintiff, Graves.

Judgment was given for the defendants by the justice. An appeal was taken to the Probate and Common Pleas Court of Newton county, and on the trial in…