E. M. Matthews Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J., Florence, Spring term, 1915. Action of claim and delivery of certain intoxicating liquors in the possession of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, as carrier, shipped to the E. M. Matthews Company, at Florence, S. C., by Jas. A. Webb & Co., of New York city. From judgment in favor of the E. M. Matthews Company, as plaintiff, the defendant, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, appeals. cite: As to construction of statute: 2 Strob. Eq. 174.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
The sole question in this case is whether the act of 1915, 29 Stat. 140, prohibits a common carrier from delivering a shipment of grain alcohol to a wholesale druggist to be used for lawful purposes.
Prior to the passage of this act, the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquors within the State, was regulated by the provisions of chapter XXIX, section 794 to 878, inclusive, of the Criminal Code of 1912. The Courts had declared that citizens of the State had the right to import liquors for personal use without restrictions, because…
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