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Jones v. RootJones v. Root

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Sep 15, 1856
Reporters:
Before:
Metcalf
Metcalf, J.

We are of opinion that § 13 of St. 1855, c. 215, which authorizes the seizure of liquors, is not unconstitutional; that the law was in all respects correctly stated to the jury; that the verdict has established the facts which, by the law, constituted” a defence to the action; and that the illustration used by the judge in his remarks to the jury, which is excepted tr by the plaintiff, is not a legal ground of exception.

Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Jones v. Root
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Sep 15, 1856
Citation: 72 Mass. 435
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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