Davis v Lennon

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1939
• Date: 01 January 1939
• Court: Circuit Court

(Cir. Ct.),

Davis

and

Lennon

Premises "open for the sale of intoxicating liquor" - Entrance to premises from street not open - Sufficiency of proof of offence.

In a prosecution alleging that the defendant opened certain premises for the sale of intoxicating liquor during prohibited hours contrary to the provisions of the Licensing Acts, it is incumbent upon the prosecutor to prove inter alia that at least one door leading from the street into the licensed premises was open upon the occasion.