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172 Ky. 533

Commonwealth v. Schneiter

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 1, 1916

Court of Appeals of Kentucky · decided 1916-12-01

<p>Appeal and Error — Record—Sufficiency—Presumption.—In tbe absence of a transcript of tbe evidence on which the case was heard below, it will be presumed that the evidence supports the judgment and the judgment will be affirmed.</p>

Relies on Lowe v. Taylor

Decided 1916-12-01

¶1Opinion op the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

¶2Affirming.

¶3Fred Schneiter applied to the county court for a license to conduct a tavern in Jefferson County. A protest was filed by certain citizens. After hearing by the county court the license was refused. On appeal to the circuit court it was held that Schneiter was entitled to a license and the judgment of the county court was reversed. The Commonwealth appeals.

¶4Whether or not the license was properly granted depends upon the facts. The case is here without a transcript of the evidence on which it was heard below! In the absence of the evidence, it will be presumed that the evidence supports the judgment and the judgment will be affirmed. Lowe v. Taylor, 172 Ky. 275; First State Bank of Irvington v. Richardson, et al., 167 Ky. (771, 181 S. W. 611.

¶5Judgment affirmed.

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