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City of Lawrenceburg v. Wuest

The City of Lawrenceburg v. Wuest

City of Lawrenceburg v. Wuest, 16 Ind. 337 (1861)
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Indiana Supreme Court · State Highest Courts
Decided
June 8, 1861
Citations
16 Ind. 3371861 Ind. LEXIS 170
Headnotes
Cities are vested by the general law for their incorporation with power to exact, by ordinance, a license for retailing intoxicating liquors within their limits; and such ordinance would be consistent with the general laws of the State.
Summary
APPEAL from the Dearborn Circuit Court.

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Per Curiam.

Cities are vested by the general law for their incorporation in this State, with power to exact by ordinance a license for the prosecution of the business of retailing intoxicating liquors within their limits. And such ordinance would be consistent with the general laws of the State. Waldo v. Wallace, 12 Ind. 581 , et seq.; Anderson v. The Kerns Draining Co., 14 Ind. 199 ; Thomasson v. The State, 15 Ind. 449 ; Smith v. The City of Madison, 7 Ind. 86 .

The judgment is reversed, with costs. Cause remanded to be dismissed.

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1872–1873: 11886–1887: 118722026peak 1872 · 1

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  1. Lutz v. City of Crawfordsville10 N.E. 411 (Ind. 1887)
  2. Wiley v. Owens39 Ind. 429 (1872)

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  1. Lutz v. City of Crawfordsville10 N.E. 411 (Ind. 1887)
  2. Wiley v. Owens39 Ind. 429 (1872)

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DepthCaseCited by
Waldo v. Wallace, 12 Ind. 569 (1859) 58
Anderson v. Kerns Draining Co., 14 Ind. 199 (1860) 31
Smith v. City of Madison, 7 Ind. 86 (1855) 26

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