State v. . Williams
Supreme Court of North Carolina
CeimiNal action charging defendant witb selling cider contrary to law, tried before Allen, J., and a jury, at Fall Term, 1916, of 'Wilson.
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CeimiNal action charging defendant witb selling cider contrary to law, tried before Allen, J., and a jury, at Fall Term, 1916, of 'Wilson. Tbe jury rendered a special verdict as follows: “We, tbe jury impaneled to try this case, return to tbe court our verdict : That tbe defendant J. T. Williams, agent of 11. T. Williams, sold for gain, in tbe town of Wilson, on or about tbe 15th day of September, 1916, to persons to tbe jurors unknown, and on divers other occasions, apple cider containing 4.7 per cent of alcobol. Tbe cider so sold was manufactured by 11. T. Williams from fruits grown on tbe…
1DissentClark, C. J.
The jury rendered a special verdict as follows:
"We, the jury impaneled to try this case, return to the court our verdict: That the defendant J. T. Williams, agent of M. T. Williams, sold for gain, in the town of Wilson, on or about the 15th day of September, 1916, to persons to the jurors unknown, and on divers other occasions, apple cider containing 4.7 per cent of alcohol. The cider so sold was manufactured by M. T. Williams from fruits grown on the land of M. T. Williams in North Carolina. J. T. Williams, in selling such cider, was abona fide agent of M. T. Williams for such purpose, and…
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