Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-20 | Page 1 | Liquor Ruling Handed Down

uu IjiyjJuJa IliULiilli HANDED DOWN Judge McCall Holds Liquors Subject to Laws of State Until They Leave. Border. MANY FIRMS AFFECTED Jobbers' Consignments Effectually Effec-tually Barred From Being Unlawful. Memphis, Tenn , Jan. 20, Federal Judge J. S. McCall. handed down an opinion today holding that intoxicating intoxicat-ing liquors shipped Into Tennessee are subject to tho laws of the state from tho time they reach thoir destination des-tination in Tennessee until they again leave the border of the state, or arc placed In the hands of an interstate carrier for transportation out of the state. Under tho ruling "liquor In transit" by consignments from local jobbers is effectually 'barred from being unlawful. un-lawful. There aro about thirty whole-pale whole-pale liquor firms in this city, operating operat-ing in Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas. Ar-kansas. The opinion was given on application applica-tion for an injunction filed by a liquor firm to restrain city officials from Interfering In-terfering with their business A temporary tem-porary restraining order granted by Judge McCall several dajs ago was vacated.