Town of Hartsville v. McCall
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Darlington, The defendant, E. B. McCall, was convicted in a municipal Court of a misdemeanor, and the judgment reversed on appeal to the Circuit Court. Erom the judgment of the Circuit Court, the town appeals. cites: 147 Ky. 536; 33 L. R. A. (N. S.) 331; 92 Ga. 41; 22 L. R. A. 248; 95 Mo. 402; 19 B. R. A. 775; 44 Am. St. Rep. 75, 79; 40 S. C. 221; 2 N. & McC. 27; lb. 34; 3 Hill 94.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydricic.
The respondent, McCall, resides and his place of business is outside the limits of the town of Hartsville. He ordered three gallons of whiskey from Richmond, Va., which the testimony tends to prove, and the triál jury found, was for unlawful use. On arrival of the whiskey at the express office within the town, McCall sent a written order to the express company to deliver it to R. R. Bain, who received it and put it in a dray. The drayman carried it to McCall’s store, outside the limits of the town, and delivered it to him, and he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- State v. MorrowSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1893
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