Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Albert E. McVea, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1917-07-11
Citations: 221 N.Y. 623
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Albert E. McVea, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 221
Pages: 623–623

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Albert E. McVea, Appellant.
(Submitted June 13, 1917;
decided July 11, 1917.)
People v. McVea, 175 App. Div. 909, affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered October 4, 1916, which affirmed a judgment of the Genesee County Court convicting the defendant of a violation of the Liquor Tax Law. The defendant was charged with permitting a girl,- in his employ, to serve drinks to customers on the premises, but the defendant’s contention and defense was that this girl was a servant of the defendant and had been in his employ for nearly three years as a domestic and servant, with various duties about the household, such as doing the kitchen and dining room work, waiting on tables,' etc.; and that as such servant she constituted, while so employed and for such a length of time, a member of the defendant’s family, and as such came within the exception of the statute and was a person by whom liquors might be served on the premises.
William E. Webster for appellant.
James L. Kelly for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed; no opinion.
Concur: Hiscock, Ch. J., Cuddeback, Hogan, Cardozo, Pound, Crane and Andrews, JJ.