Munsell v. City of Carthage
Appellate Court of Illinois
Debt, for violation of an ordinance. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Hancock County; the Hon. John J. Glenn, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harker
Appellant, as agent of Adams Express Company at Carthage, Illinois, received packages of intoxicating liquor which had been ordered by divers residents of that place from A. Hubner & Co., wholesale liquor dealers at Burlington, Iowa. The packages contained less than five gallons and were delivered to the express company at Burlington by Hubner & Co., C. O. D., in accordance with contracts theretofore made between the consignees and the traveling salesman of Hubner & Co. Appellant was in no wise interested in the liquor or the profits of sale, and all that he did was to receive the packages,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- North Chicago City Railway Co. v. Town of Lake ViewIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Pilgreen v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Krulder v. . EllisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Village of Des Plaines v. PoyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Foster v. RockwellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
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