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26 Mo. 169

State v. Andrews

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided January 15, 1858

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1858-01-15

I. The sale of spirituous liquor in any quantity and permitting it to be drank at a place under the control of the vendor, is illegal, except it be by one having a license as a dram-shop keeper. (R. C. 1855, p. 688, § 1, 2.) The offence is therefore sufficiently charged in the indictment. I. The only question in this case is, whether the indictment is sufficient.

Decided 1858-01-15

Napton, Judge,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2This indictment was found at the September term, 1856, of the circuit court of Greene county, and charged that defendant on, &c., at, &c., did then and there unlawfully sell a quantity of spirituous liquors, to-wit, one quantity of whis-ky, and did then and there unlawfully permit the same to be drank at a place under his control, without then and there having a dram-shop keeper’s license, inn-lceeper’s lieense, or any other legal authority to sell said spirituous liquors,” &e. This indictment was quashed.

¶3We will affirm the judgment for the same reason given in the case of the State v. Runyan, saying nothing of other exceptions which have been urged.

The other judges concur.
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