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Lupo v. State
118 Ga. 759
Ga.
1903
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Lamar, J.

On his trial for selling liquor without a license, the defendant claimed that there had been no sale but a bona fide loan. Huby v. State, 111 Ga. 842. The witness for the State, however, testified that he bought from the defendant a half pint of whisky for twenty-five cents, to be paid when they returned to town. Later in the day the defendant said that he “ did not want the money, but that I could, pay back the liquor. We canceled the trade, and I was to pay him the liquor back.” The verdict settles the conflict, and establishes that the original agreement was a sale of liquor on credit. ' The seller having no license, the statute was violated, and the subsequent agreement to cancel the trade and *760return the whisky did not free the defendant from liability for the previous criminal act. Penal Code, §431. Compare Lowe v. State, 111 Ga. 650.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Lupo v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Oct 24, 1903
Citation: 118 Ga. 759
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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