Adams Express Co. v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 25. — PROSECUTION BY COMMONWEALTH AGAINST THE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY FOR A VIOLATION OF THE LOCAL OPTION LAW. Appeal from Laurel Circuit Court. H. C. Faulkner, Circuit Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Settle
Affirming.
The appellant, the Adams Express Company, a *183common carrier, was indicted, tried, and convicted in the Lanrel circuit court for the offense of unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly shipping, procuring for, furnishing, selling, and delivering spirituous liquor, by C. O. D. shipment, to one George Meece, at East Bemstadt, in Laurel county; the sale of such liquor being prohibited by certain statutes enacted by the Legislature of Kentucky, approved April 4, 1884, March 10, 1894, and March 11, 1902. These acts were then in force in the five counties of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Crigler v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
- Wald & Co. v. Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1892
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