Lester v. Price

Citations

• 83 Va. 648
• 3 S.E. 529
• 1887 Va. LEXIS 105

Syllabus

<p>1. Liquor Licenses&emdash;Appeal.&emdash;Under Acts 1S83-4, p. 605, application for license to retail liquor must be made to the county court, and either applicant or defendant may appeal of right from the decision to the circuit court, where the application is heard de novo, and no appeal, lies to the decision of the latter court.</p> <p>2. Idem&emdash;Change of bar-room.&emdash;Application to county court under Code 1873, ch. 34, $ 7, to change bar-room to some other place in the county, is an application for license to sell liquor by retail for which the applicant has no license, and comes under the provisions of Acts 1SS3-4, p. 605, and is subject to its provisions as to appeal; and applicant, refused license on appeal, by circuit court, is not entitled to an appeal to this court as provided by Code 1873, ch. 178, $ 2.</p>