Glenmore Distilleries Co. v. Fast Trucking, Inc.

Joseph L. Smith, C. C. J.

This comes on a motion to strike the plaintiff’s complaint on the ground that the contract alleged therein, and made the basis of the claim, is in violation of the criminal code of the United States, and its enforcement would be contrary to public policy.

The plaintiff’s action is, in substance, based upon a contract of transportation with the defendant, a common carrier, whereby the latter agreed to transport for the plaintiff, from New York City to New Jersey, a quantity of intoxicating liquor, tó be delivered by the defendant to the consignee, 0. 0. D., and that in…