Legal Opinion

Mason v. Grubel

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided April 5, 1902No. 12,834PublishedCited by 3 opinions

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Error from Wyandotte district court; E. L. Fischer, judge. In banc. STATEMENT. In May, 1901, there was filed in the office of James M. Mason, a justice of the peace of Quindaro township, Wyandotte county, a verified complaint charging Frank O. Grubel and Ed. Grubel with maintaining a place in the city of Kansas City where intoxicating liquors were sold, bartered and given away in violation of law, and where persons were permitted to resort for the purpose of drinking intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and alleging that at the place mentioned there were kept by the said parties intoxicating…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This is an attack on sections 2, 3 and 4 of chapter 232 of the Laws of 1901 (Gen. Stat. 1901, §§2494, 2495, 2496), commonly called the “Hurrel law.” It is the contention of defendants in error that the justice of the peace had no jurisdiction to entertain the criminal proceedings against them and that the warrant issued on. the complaint is void. The constutionality of the sections mentioned is vigorously assailed by counsel. We have not thought it necessary, however, in this case, to determine the constitutional questions so ably presented…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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In Re CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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Asbell v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1900
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3Cited by3 opinions

In re GraySupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
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