New York Court of Appeals
Metropolitan Board of Excise v. . John Barrie. Same v. . John F. Currier. John Barrie v. . Jackson S. Schultz…
September 5, 186634 N.Y. 657
Summary
The Court affirmed the lower courts' judgments, holding that the defendants were liable for the statutory penalties and that the 1866 excise act regulating intoxicating liquors is a valid exercise of the State's police power and not unconstitutional.