Seuth. Soc
Categories: Property
Definition (1910 Edition)
v.. Boston, 127 Mass. 879; Lefevre v. Detroit, 2 Mich. 589; Washington Heights M. E. Church v. New York, 20 fun (N. Y.) 2¥7.—Inner house, outer house. See those titles. Mansion house. See MANSIUN.~ Public house. An inn or tavern; a house for the entertainment of the public, or for the entertainment of all ‘who come lawfully and pay regularly. 8 Brewst. 844. A place of pubic resort, particularly for purposes of drinking or gaming. In a more general sense, any house made public by the occupation carried on in it and the implied invitation to the public to enter, such as inns, taverns, drinking saloons, gambling houses, and perhaps also shops and stores. See Cole v. State, 28. Tex. 5386, 13 S. W. 850, 19 Am. St. Rep. 856; State v.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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