State v. Gurlagh
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. — Host. Chas. D. Leggett, Judge. Defendant was indicted and convicted of keeping a nuisance by maintaining a place for the sale of intoxicating liquors. He now appeals to this court.
1Dissent
Robinson, J.,
( dissenting.) — I am unable to assent to the construction which the foregoing opinion places upon section 4256 of the Code, as amended. It was said in Noble v. State, 1 G. Greene, 330, that “the intention of the legislature is the leading, and indeed the only, object to be inquired into by a court in construing legislative enactments. * * * Where the object of the law-makers may be collected from prior existing laws, and from the expressed language of many other sections, * * * we may be justified in giving a construction *144contrary to the literal applications of the words. It…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. ShermanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Williams v. PoorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Dilger v. PalmerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
- Crabell v. Wapello Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Tully v. BeaubienSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859