Frazier v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of misdemeanor; from city court of Americus — Judge Hixon. December 2, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
The prohibition law is very broad, but not sufficiently so to prevent one from keeping intoxicating liquors in his private residence for a lawful purpose. The phrase “place of business,” as used in the statute, has been defined by this court to be “a place where the public, having business with the owner, are impliedly or expressly invited for its transaction.” Roberts v. State, 4 Ga. App. 207 (60 S. E. 1082). See also Cantrell v. State, 8 Ga. App. 725 (70 S. E. 96). In Jenkins v. State, 4 Ga. App. 859 (62 S. E. 574), the expression was defined to mean “a place devoted by the proprietor to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Jenkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Land v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Cantrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
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