Brown v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Roanoke, rendered Eebruary 16, 1900, in two causes heard together by consent, one in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia y. W. C. Brown, and the other in the name of the City of Roanoke y. Same. Separate warrants were sued out in this matter, one in the name of the State, for a violation of the .State law, and the other in the name of the city of Boanoke, for a violation of a city ordinance.
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Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Roanoke, rendered Eebruary 16, 1900, in two causes heard together by consent, one in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia y. W. C. Brown, and the other in the name of the City of Roanoke y. Same. Separate warrants were sued out in this matter, one in the name of the State, for a violation of the .State law, and the other in the name of the city of Boanoke, for a violation of a city ordinance. The trials and judgments were separate, but the two appeals were heard together by consent.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
"W. C. Brown is a merchant in the county of Branklin, and has -the license required by law for the privilege of doing business as a merchant in that county. In the course of his business, he acquires 'by barter country produce, such as eggs, butter, fowls and vegetables, which he often gathers up by sending his wagon around among his customers, and from time to time he brings the country produce, raised on his farm and acquired through his store, to the city of Boanoke for sale. Such produce is sold by him from his wagon on the city market, in accordance with the market regulations of the…
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