Legal Opinion
Stagecrafters Club, Inc. v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 17, 1952No. 1187, 1188PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
After a trial by jury three defendants were convicted on four counts of keeping for sale and selling alcoholic beverages without a license in violation of D.C.Code, 1940, § 25-109. Defendant Stagecrafters Club was a corporation organized as a nonprofit social club operating an “after-hours bottle club”, the facilities of which were available only to members and their guests. Typical of these clubs is the fact that a member provides his own liquor for private use after the hour at which the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited. Defendants Ferroni and Elliston were…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- District of Columbia v. ArmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Wheeler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by7 opinions
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