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Davidson v. Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, No. 374

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 8, 1916PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Lee District Court. — W. S. Hamilton, Judge. Suit in equity to enjoin an alleged liquor nuisance. The trial court dismissed the petition and taxed the costs to the petitioner, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.

1. Intoxicating liquors: nuisance: action to enjoin: good-faith abandonment of business. I. The defendants, other than the “Elks” lodge, are officers of the same, or had charge of the distribution of drinks dispensed in the room occupied by the lodge. It is agreed that, for some months prior to February 20, 1915, defendants conducted a club room in the building described in the petition, and that they distributed intoxicating liquors therein to members by gift or sale. It was also stipulated that the defendants held a Federal revenue stamp, covering the period of one year from July 1, 1914;…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Tuttle v. BuntingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  2. Sawyer v. TermohlenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  3. Offil v. Westbrook & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1911
  4. State v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  5. Fisher v. SkoglundSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. SeipesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
  2. Barber v. Buonanni Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  3. State Ex Rel. Seeburger v. RileySupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
  4. State Ex Rel. Seeburger v. TillottaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927

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