Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Eastman v. Smyth

363 U.S. 848

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1960-06-27
Topic
litigation

How later courts describe this case

  • imprisonment of individual owner for employee's action of selling alcohol to underage minor violated due process, but imposition of a fine did not
  • licensee held criminally liable for acts of his agent in selling alcohol to minors in violation of the Liquor Code

Citator

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