Court of Appeals of Kentucky June 11, 1866 (Commonwealth v. Watson)

JUDGE WILLIAMS

delivered the opinion op the court:

The appellees were indicted, as tavern-keepers, for permitting gaming in their house.

They had leased the privileges of the bar to another for a year. Some time after this leasing, and before the year ex*409pired, the fair at Maysville came on, the house was much crowded with guests, and the landlords very busy entertaining them.