Wood v. Territory of Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court
Washington Co. Wood was indicted for selling liquor without license. Section six of the act relating to the granting of licenses to sell spirituous liquor, provides, that “if any person or persons shall barter, sell, or dispose of, in any manner, any spirituous liquor, without first having obtained a license, &c., shall be fined,” &c. Exception is taken to the instructions of the court below.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, O. J.
Plaintiff-in error asked the court to instruct the jury, “that if the liquor was gratuitously given, without consideration, the defendant could not be convicted which instruction the court declined to give, but instructed them, “ if the liquor was given gratuitously, it would sustain the indictment equally as if it had been sold and paid for.” We think there was error in the refusal of the court to instruct the jury as asked, and, also, in the instruction given. *224The statute was intended to regulate the traffic in spirituous liquors. To dispose of liquor in any manner might,…
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