Georgia Court of Appeals, 1910

Chester v. City of Atlanta

Chester v. City of Atlanta
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided April 6, 1910 · Rowell
7 Ga. App. 597; 67 S.E. 688

Chester v. City of Atlanta

Opinion of the Court

Rowell, J.

1. Under section 1537 of the city code of Atlanta,, the keeping of intoxicating liquor in any “barrel, keg, can, demijohn, or other package” for the purpose of unlawful sale is made a municipal offense, irrespective of whether the liquor be kept at any “store, house, room, office, cellar, stand, booth, stall, or other similar place.”

2. The evidence authorized the defendant’s conviction.

Judgment affirmed.

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