State v. Harris
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant, Martinus Jevne, from an order of the Municipal Court of the city of Minneapolis, Elliott, J., made October 1, 1891, denying his motion for a new trial. Complaint was made in that court that on August 16, 1891, defendant, being the proprietor of a saloon where intoxicating liquors' were sold by the glass, did fail and omit to close his said saloon and¡ to keep it closed during that day, which was Sunday; contrary to' an ordinance of that city.
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Appeal by defendant, Martinus Jevne, from an order of the Municipal Court of the city of Minneapolis, Elliott, J., made October 1, 1891, denying his motion for a new trial. Complaint was made in that court that on August 16, 1891, defendant, being the proprietor of a saloon where intoxicating liquors' were sold by the glass, did fail and omit to close his said saloon and¡ to keep it closed during that day, which was Sunday; contrary to' an ordinance of that city. The ordinance provided that every saloon and bar or other place where liquors are sold by the glass or drink shall be closed and…
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
The principal points to be decided in several of the eight cases, entitled as above, are the same. These will be first considered, after which' attention will be directed to some matters which are peculiar to some of the individual cases.
These were all prosecutions in the municipal court of the city of Minneapolis for violations of an ordinance of the city in keeping open, on Sunday, saloons or hotel bars, places where liquors are sold by the glass.
It is urged that the defendants had the constitutional right of trial by jury, which the court refused to allow. This was the precise question…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- State ex rel. Erickson v. WestSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- State v. CookeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
- City of Mankato v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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