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Commonwealth v. Cogan
107 Mass. 212
Mass.
1871
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By the Court.

1. The shop described was a tenement, within the meaning of the statute. Commonwealth v. Godley, 11 Gray 454. Commonwealths. McCaughey, 9 Gray, 296.

2. Things adapted to the sale of prohibited liquors may be also adapted tp many innocent- uses. But their existence in this .shop might be proved to the jury, and the instructions given to them as to the effect of such evidence were correct. Commonwealth v. Higgins, 16 Gray, 19.

3. This offence may be committed by a violation of the statute on a single occasion. Commonwealth v. Gallagher, 1 Allen, 592. Commonwealth v. Higgins, 16 Gray, 19.

Fxeeptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Cogan
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Mar 15, 1871
Citation: 107 Mass. 212
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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