Commonwealth v. Loesch

Citations

• 153 Pa. 502
• 32 W.N.C. 97
• 26 A. 208
• 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1140

Syllabus

<p>Liquor law — Sale to members of club — Charge of court.</p> <p>On an indictment for selling liquor without a license, evidence for the commonwealth tended to show that the defendant, at a picnic given by a club, sold tickets exchangeable for beer, not only to members of the club, but also to other persons. The court affirmed a point presented by defendant to the effect that the sale of such tickets to members of the club was not an infraction of the law. In the general chai'ge the court said: “ The defendant could not sell to persons not members of the society; if he sold to them he is liable, for it is his business to know whether the person is entitled to buy.” Held, that there was no inconsistency between the charge and the answer to the point, and that a judgment on a verdict against the defendant should be sustained.</p> <p>Club — Selling liquors to members.</p> <p>Not considered whether a club has a right to sell liquors to its members at a profit.</p>