Ford v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of violating the local option law. The facts show he sold several bottles of whisky to the alleged purchaser, and took in pay therefor checks of the Kirby Lumber Company. These checks are shown to be redeemable at the company’s store in goods, but money could not be gotten for them without discounting. Appellant contended, and asked the court to so charge, that in order to constitute a sale on this sort of transaction it must be founded on a money consideration, by which the property is transferred from the seller to the buyer. This contention…