State Ex Rel. Thorndike v. Collins
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Evidence was introduced tending to show that the premises described in the petition, on March 2, 1894, were used by the defendant Collins for the illegal sale of liquor, with the permission and by the sufferance of the defendant MeShane. At the close of the state’s evidence, the defendants moved for a nonsuit and for a verdict. The motions were denied, and the defendants excepted.
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Evidence was introduced tending to show that the premises described in the petition, on March 2, 1894, were used by the defendant Collins for the illegal sale of liquor, with the permission and by the sufferance of the defendant MeShane. At the close of the state’s evidence, the defendants moved for a nonsuit and for a verdict. The motions were denied, and the defendants excepted. The defendants introduced no evidence, but excepted to evidence admitted, the argument of counsel, and the charge of the court, as follows: Witnesses wrnre permitted to testify that they wore on the premises, March…
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
There was evidence tending to show that the premises described in the petition, on March 2, 1894, were used by the defendant Collins for the illegal sale of liquor, with the permission and by the sufferance of the defendant McShane. This was sufficient to sustain the denial of the motions for a non-suit and for direction of a verdict for the defendants. The evidence was properly submitted to the jury.
The evidence of witnesses who testified that they were on the-premises on March 2, 1894, and saw bottles, glasses, a bar, a bartender, men drinking at the bar, and barrels which Collins told them…
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