Adams Express Co. v. Kentucky
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WHITLEY COUNTY, STATE OF KENTUCKY. The facts, which involve the construction and application of § 2569a of the statutes of Kentucky in regard to local option and of the Act of Congress known as the Webb-Kenyon Law, are stated in the opinion. A citizen of Kentucky has the constitutional right to possess and use intoxicating liquors. The cases in the Court of Appeals of Kentucky upheld this right as well as the cases in other States.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WHITLEY COUNTY, STATE OF KENTUCKY. The facts, which involve the construction and application of § 2569a of the statutes of Kentucky in regard to local option and of the Act of Congress known as the Webb-Kenyon Law, are stated in the opinion. A citizen of Kentucky has the constitutional right to possess and use intoxicating liquors. The cases in the Court of Appeals of Kentucky upheld this right as well as the cases in other States. The Webb-Kenyon Law does not authorize the application of a state statute to an interstate shipment for lawful, personal use. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
The Adams Express Company was indicted for violation of i§ 2569a of the statutes of the State of Kentucky, which, omitting the portions not essential to the consideration of this case, provides:
“It shall be unlawful for any . . . public or private carrier to bring into, . . . deliver or distribute, in any county, district, precinct, town or city, where the sale of intoxicating liquors has been prohibited, . . . any spirituous, vinous, malt or other intoxicating liquor, regardless of the name by which it may be called; and this act shall apply to all packages of such intoxicating liquors…
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- In Re RahrerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
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