Legal Opinion
United States v. Myers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 3, 1926PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Kirk, J.
The action is brought under section 22 of title 2 of the National Prohibition Act (41 U. S. Stat. at Large, 314), commonly known as the “ Volstead Act,” to enjoin a nuisance alleged to be the possession and sale of intoxicating liquors in the Commercial Hotel in the village of Cobleskill, N. Y. The defendant Myers was the owner of the building and the defendant Price the tenant. So far as material here, section 22 of title 2 of said act reads as follows: “An action to enjoin any nuisance defined in this title [tit. 2, § 21] may be brought in the name of the United States by * ' * * any…
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- Chase v. Proprietors of the Revere HouseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Cogswell v. . N.Y., N.H. H.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- In re LoveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
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