¶1The judgment of the court below in this case, and in the case of Bennett & Harris v. The State, No. 3065, also from Guadaloupe, is affirmed, for the reasons set forth in the opinion delivered on the 12th instant by Mr. Justice Lindsay, in the case of Harris v. The State, No. 3066, from the same county. [Ante, p. 521.]
30 Tex. 523
Bennett v. State
Decided October 15, 1867
Texas Supreme Court · decided 1867-10-15
The case was tried before Hon. John Ireland, one of the district judges. The defendants were indicted as joint owners of a liquor-shop called the “ Bull’s Head,” for permitting a game of billiards to be played on their billiard table, by them kept, in violation of the Sunday law. (Paschal’s Dig., Art. 1908.) The defendants excepted to the indictment that it charged no offense, which was overruled.
Decided 1867-10-15