People v. Peterson

The single question presented is whether the giving of liquor by a host to his adult guests, by way of hospitality in his own home, violates the provisions of Act No. 207, Pub. Acts 1889, known as the “local option law.” It is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or by imprisonment, for any person to, himself, or by his clerk, agent or employe, directly or indirectly, manufacture, sell, keep for sale, give away, or furnish any vinous, malt, brewed, etc., liquors, or to keep a saloon or any other place where such liquors are manufactured, sold, stored for sale, given away, or furnished, with an…