Commonwealth v. Overby
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 32 — INDICTMENT FOR SELLING LIQUOR APPEAL PROM WEBSTER CIRCUIT COURT. The doctrine in Dunn v. Com., 16 Ky. Law Rep., 527, is a correct construction of sec. 465 of the Kentucky Statutes; and the case of Wooten v. Com., 17 Ky. Law Rep., 1672, should he overruled.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HOBSON
delivered the opinion oe the court.
Appellee was indicted for selling spirituous liquors in the town of Dixon in violation of the local option statute there in force. The indictment was found on December 14, 1898. On the 28th of January, 1889, a vote was taken in the town of Dixon, under the provisions of the general local-option law,.on the question whether or not the prohibition law then in force should become inoperative, and *170resulted in the affirmative. The case was called for trial on the loth of April, 1899. The law and facts were submitted to the court, without the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WellerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1878
- Primm v. Mensing Bros. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Wooten v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
- Commonwealth v. Hoke & YocumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1879
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