16 Ind. 355
Decided June 10, 1861
Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1861-06-10
<p>APPEAL from the White Circuit Court.</p>
Relies on State v. Miles
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1861-06-10
Cited by 10 later decisions — most recently March 1917
10 state decisions
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¶1An indictment for retailing liquors should allege a given quantity, according to established measures, as a pint, a gill, &c., and a price for which it was sold. “ One drink” signifies no given quantity. Ind. Dig., p. 378; 4 Ind. 577.
¶2The judgment is reversed, with instructions to quash.