People v. Kagan

The respondent was convicted in the county court of possessing for sale or selling malt liquors without a wholesaler’s license.1 On appeal the district court reversed the conviction, holding that the defendant was not required to have a Colorado wholesaler’s license to engage in the conduct here involved. We granted certiorari to review the question, and now affirm the district court’s judgment.

The respondent’s father, an agent for a Washington, D. C. liquor distributor and wholesaler, furnished him funds with which he purchased 1,900 cases of Coors beer from licensed Colorado retailers. The…