Henderson v. City of Galveston

Certified questions from the Court of -Civil Appeals, for the First District as follows:

“This case is pending before us on appeal. James Henderson having obtained a license under the State law as a retail malt dealer in the city of Galveston, on July 8, 1908, applied to the city authorities of said city for a license, which they refused, as the board of commissioners had passed an ordinance prohibiting the -keeping for sale of malt and other liquors in the part of the city in which plaintiff’s saloon was situated.

“On July 10, 1908, the plaintiff Henderson brought this suit in the District…