Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1887

Keller v. State

Keller v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided April 9, 1887 · Hurt
23 Tex. Ct. App. 259; 4 S.W. 886; 1887 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 60

Keller v. State

Opinion of the Court

Hurt, Judge.

This was a conviction for selling a glass of whisky to one F. Meyer, on Sunday.

There is no law prohibiting the giving away of whisky on Sunday. It is the sale or barter that is prohibited. To sustain this conviction there must be proof that appellant sold—barter*260ing not being alleged—the whisky. Looking to the statement of facts, we find that there is not sufficient proof upon this point. For this, the judgment must be reversed and the cause remanded.

Opinion delivered April 9, 1887.

Reversed and remanded.

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