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121 Ga. 362

Meadows v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 9, 1904

Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1904-12-09

<p>Indictment for giving liquor to induce trade. Before Judge Holden. Hancock superior court. September 29, 1904.</p>

Decided 1904-12-09

Simmons, C. J.

¶11. Where a merchant gives away whisky to his customers, it is a question of fact for the jury whether he does so for the purpose of inducing trade, in violation of the Political Code, § 1548. Such a violation is made penal by the Penal Code, §451.

¶22. Under the evidence in the county court the jury could fairly have found that the whisky, was given away by the accused to his customers to induce trade at his place of business, and the judge of the superior court did not err in refusing, upon certiorari, to set the verdict aside.

¶3 Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.
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