Tavern
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TAVERN. A place of entertainment; a house kept up for the accommodation of
strangers.
2. These are regulated by various local laws. For the liabilities of
tavern keepers, Vide Story on Bailm. art. 7; 2 Kent, Com. 458; 12 Mod. 487;
Jones' Bailm. 94; 1 Bl. Com. 430; 1 Roll. Ab. 3, F; Bac. Ab. Inn, &c.; 1
Bouv. Inst. 1015, et seq.; and the articles Inn; Innkeeper.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.