City of Canon v. Landen

This is a civil action or proceeding begun before a police magistrate of the city of Canon City against Bud Landen to recover a penalty for his violation of a city ordinance prohibiting within the city the sale of intoxicating liquors. In the trial before the magistrate the defendant was found guilty and a fine was imposed. On his appeal to the county court in a trial before a jury the verdict was for the defendant and the action was dismissed. The city sued out this writ of error. The record reveals that the county court committed prejudicial error in one of its instructions to the effect…