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DuBois v. StateDuBois v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Dec 15, 1888
Reporters:
Before:
Stone
STONE, C. J.

If the testimony of the defendant be true, he neither sold, nor ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍aided in selling the liquor to Thayer. He purchased it for Thayer, at a point which is shown to have been without the prohibited district. He ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍was not interested in the sale, and in no sense was he the agent of the seller. . He was agent of Thayer, the buyer, and ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍did not assume to represent the seller. He advanced the money, not buying for his own use, but as an accommodation loan to Thayer, the purchaser. ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍He made no profit, but received back only the money he had paid out for the liquor. If this testimony be true, the defendant is not guilty.—Young v. ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍State, 58 Ala. 358; Campbell v. State, 79 Ala. 271; Morgan v. State, 81 Ala. 72.

Eeversed and remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: DuBois v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Dec 15, 1888
Citation: 87 Ala. 101
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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