80 Neb. 722 | Neb. | 1908
The petition filed in the district court alleged in substance that on the 1st day of May, 1905, one Simon Metz was duly licensed by the board of trustees of the village of Louisville in Cass county, Nebraska., to vend malt, spirituous, vinous and intoxicating liquors in said village, for which he paid $500 license money, which was turned over to the defendant school district. That on June 20, 1905, the said Metz died, and later the ■ plaintiff was appointed as administrator. Plaintiff prayed for judgment against the defendant for the unearned portion of the license money, to wit, $430.56. To this petition the defendant filed a general demurrer, which ivas by the court sustained. The plaintiff elected to stand on his petition, whereupon judgment of dismissal was entered, and plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff contends that upon the death of the licensee the license was canceled by operation of law, and the administrator is entitled to recover pro tanto of the sum paid for the unexpired term of the license. Where a liquor license, has been issued by a licensing board, and on appeal
We recoxnmend that the judgment be affirmed.
By the Oourt: For the reasons given in the foregoing opinion, the judgment of the district court is
Affirmed,