Bender v. City of Fergus Falls
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Otter Tail county to recover $516.06, balance of annual license fee of $1,200 for selling intoxicating liquor. From au order, Baxter, J., overruling its demurrer to the complaint, defendant city appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Plaintiff was duly licensed to deal in intoxicating liquors by the common council of the city of Fergus Falls. Subsequent to granting the license an election was held in the city, at which the question whether licenses for the sale of liquors should be granted was submitted to the electors, resulting in a majority vote against license. Plaintiff’s license became thereby, by operation of law, revoked. Section 1536, R. L. 1905. He closed his place of business, and thereafter presented to the city council a claim for a return of that portion of the license fee covering the period subsequent to…
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