Davidson v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Affirming.

Sherman Davidson was indicted for the offense of unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor. On the trial of the case he was found guilty and his punishment fixed at a fine of $200.00 and forty days in jail. He appeals. The only ground of reversal is that the court refused to allow the wdtness J. J. Davis to answer certain questions asked by the defendant.

The prosecuting wdtness, Able Cunnagim, testified in substance that he bought a quart of whiskey from the defendant wdthin a year before the March term of court at which the indictment was…