Case Name: Blodgett v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1895-10-21
Citations: 97 Ga. 351
Docket Number: 
Parties: Blodgett v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 97
Pages: 351–351

Head Matter:
Blodgett v. The State.
October 21, 1895.
Indictment for furnishing liquor to a minor. Before Judge G-ober. Milton superior court. August term, 1895.
J. A. Dodgen and J. P. Brooke, for plaintiff in error.
George B. Brown, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Atkinson, J.
Where the accused placed a jug of whiskey upon a counter in a public store, and extended a general invitation, to several persons who were present to come up and help themselves, and a youth of sixteen, who was present, accepted the invitation and took a drink, the accused was guilty of violating section 4540(a) of the code, although he may not have actually seen the minor take the drink. Under such circumstances, it was incumbent on the accused to see to it that his invitation was accepted by adults only, and his failure so to da at least amounted to such criminal negligence as was legally equivalent to an actual intention on his part to furnish the whiskey to the minor. Judgment affirmed.