Case Name: William W. Farley, as State Commissioner of Excise of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William F. Fischer and United States Guaranty Company, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1914-01
Citations: 161 A.D. 909
Docket Number: 
Parties: William W. Farley, as State Commissioner of Excise of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William F. Fischer and United States Guaranty Company, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 161
Pages: 909–909

Head Matter:
William W. Farley, as State Commissioner of Excise of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William F. Fischer and United States Guaranty Company, Appellants.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed and new trial granted, with costs to appellants to abide event. Held, that it was a question of fact as to whether the sale was a sale of liquor to be drunk on the premises; that the court erred in unqualifiedly charging the jury that the plaintiff was entitled to recover if the liquor sold was drunk on the premises; also in charging the jury as to what acts constitute a violation of the statute. All concurred; Robson, J., not sitting.
Liquor Tax Law (Consol. Laws, chap. 34; Laws of 1909, chap. 39).— [Rep.