Legal Opinion
Mears v. Stone
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 13, 1942PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, J.:
Challenged on this appeal is an ordinance enacted by the Town of Malone, Jackson County, Florida, making it unlawful for any person within the incorporate limits of said town to transport, sell or possess with intent to sell, intoxicating liquors. The terms of the ordinance attempt to regulate intoxicating-liquors containing an alcoholic content greater than 3.2%. The Town of Malone was incorporated by Chapter 6370, Acts of 1911, Laws of Florida. Henry Stone was convicted in the municipal court of the Town of Malone for the violation of the aforesaid ordinance and on a habeas…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Crowley v. ChristensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Tittsworth v. AkinSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
- State Ex Rel. Floyd v. NoelSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- Bailey v. PoitierSupreme Court of Florida · 1923
- Sloan v. HutchingsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
3Cited by2 opinions
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