Monumental Brewing Co. v. Whitlock
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Peurifoy, J., Spartanburg,-- term. Action by the Monumental Brewing Company against Wallace Whitlock. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Before Peurifoy, J., Spartanburg,-- term. Action by the Monumental Brewing Company against Wallace Whitlock. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Mr. J. B. Atkinson submits: A contract made outside the State for the sale of whiskey to be resold by purchaser within the State contrary to law is contrary to the public policy of the State and will not be enforced even though it was valid in the State where it was made: 81 S. E. 337; 29 S. C. 460; 56 S. C, 547; 72 S. C. 408; 19 S. C. 587. The contract sued on is contrary to section Sag, vol. XI of the Criminal Code, and the Courts of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered 'by
Mr. ChiEE Justice Gary.
During the months of June and July, 1914, the defendant sent written orders to the plaintiff for two carloads of beer, to be shipped from Baltimore, Md., where the plaintiff resided, to Spartanburg, S. C., where the defendant had his residence. The plaintiff accepted the orders, and shipped the beer, which was duly delivered to the defendant in accordance with the terms of said contract. This action is to recover the amount alleged to be due as the purchase money for the two carloads of beer. At the close of the plaintiff’s…
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