Purity Extract & Tonic Co. v. Lynch
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. The facts, which involve the constitutionality of a statute of Mississippi which includes the' prohibition of the sale of malt liquors, are stated in'the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. The facts, which involve the constitutionality of a statute of Mississippi which includes the' prohibition of the sale of malt liquors, are stated in'the opinion. Chapter 11.3, § 1, as interpreted by the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi in so far as it regulates the movement of Poinsetta in, interstate commerce, violates the •Federal Constitution. iLeisy v. Hardin, 135 U. S. 100; Bowman v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 125 U. S. 465; In re Rahrer, 140 U. S. 35; Brennan v. Titusville, 153 U. S. 289; Scott v. Donald, 165 IT. S.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes
This is an action for breach of contract. The Purity Extract and Tonic Company (plaintiff below), a Tennessee corporation, is the manufacturer of beverage called “Poinsetta,” and in November, 1910, it made an agreement with the defendant Lynch for the purchase of the article by him on stated terms during the period of five years.. The agreement contemplated resales by, the defendant in Hinds County, Mississippi, to the making of which he was to devote his best efforts^ It was provided, that he was to sell only in that county where he was to have the exclusive right.of-salé.for which he was to…
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