In re the Canvass of the Statement of General Consent to the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from PolJc District Court. — Hon. C. A. Bishop, Judge. An appeal was taken in accordance with the provisions of Oode, section 2450, from the action of the board of supervisors of Polk county, in holding sufficient a statement of general consent to the sale of intoxicating liquors in Des Moines. The district court affirmed the action of the board of supervisors, and persons who contested the sufficiency of the petition for consent appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMcOlaiN, J.
Two objections to the action of the district court are raised by the argument for appellants: First, did the fact that a prior petition for consent had been presented to the board of supervisors during the year, which had been withdrawn before being finally acted upon, render it illegal for the board to approve the petition for consent which was finally approved? and, second, did the trial court err in considering the petition, in the absence of evidence that the persons who made affidavits to the signing of the names on the petition were reputable persons, or in refusing to receive evidence…
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- Jackman v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- Sawyer v. SteinmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910