Case Name: Thomas Maher vs. George Dougherty
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Decision Date: 1857-09
Citations: 8 Gray 437
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thomas Maher vs. George Dougherty.
Judges: 
Reporter: Massachusetts Reports
Volume: 74
Pages: 437–437

Head Matter:
Thomas Maher vs. George Dougherty.
In an action fbr the price of intoxicating liquors, the declaration need not state that tua sale was authorized by law.
Action of contract for goods sold by the plaintiff to the defendant, which appeared by the bill of particulars filed with the declaration to be spirituous and intoxicating liquors, sold at various times extending from September 9th 1854 to March 21st 1856. The defendant demurred to the declaration, because it did not state that the liquors were sold within any of the exceptions of the statutes of this commonwealth prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors. The court of common pleas overruled the demurrer, and the defendant excepted.
J. Price, for the defendant.

Opinion:
The Court,
without calling upon J. T. Robinson, for the plaintiff, ' Overruled the exceptions.