State Touts Beer Battle: Draught Sales on the Line

In a high-stakes showdown, the state of Indiana is set to take on a Lake County court order that’s been quashing the sale of draught beer. The battle began on May 17, 1933, when Judge E. Miles Norton issued an injunction, protecting the sale of draught beer by John Tenkely, a Chicago city councilman, on the grounds that a court of equity has no right to interfere with state officials in their pursuit of criminal prosecution. But the state is not one to back down, and Edward Barce, deputy attorney general, announced today that they plan to file a motion to dissolve the injunction, citing the serious question of whether a court of equity can truly enjoin state officials, especially in cases involving criminal law.