CITY OF CLOVIS v. McLAIN

No. 5311.

226 P.2d 101 (1951)

55 N.M. 36

CITY OF CLOVIS v. McLAIN.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

January 3, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dee C. Blythe, John Humphrey, Jr., Clovis, for appellant.

Earl E. Hartley, Clovis, for appellee.


LUJAN, Chief Justice.

The defendant (appellant) was convicted of having in his possession intoxicating liquors for the purpose of sale in violation of a city ordinance of Clovis, a dry area. He appeals from the judgment and sentence.

The ordinance makes an offense "the sale and/or possession for the purpose of sale of alcoholic liquors."

The defendant asks reversal of the judgment on three grounds: (1) error in overruling his motion at the conclusion...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases