Thernerling v. Commonwealth
Thernerling v. Commonwealth
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Waiving the question as to whether the appellant, being a merchant in Louisville, could be indicted in Trimble when he procured the whisky from his storehouse in Louisville and sold in Trimble,
It is not necessary that the room from which the goods, etc., are sold should be stationary. It may be on wheels or sold from the wagon of the peddler. He sold groceries such as sugar and coffee and dry goods, for money and in exchange for produce from his wagon in the county of Trimble. This constitutes him a merchant, and the charge that he was a merchant and dealt in goods, wares and merchandise, in the county of Trimble is sufficient to constitute the offense, with the additional charge that he sold the whisky. That 'he was a merchant and sold -the whisky in Trimble county without license is a sufficient charge that he was a merchant in Trimble county.
A merchant is one who sells or deals in goods, wares and merchandise, and it is not necessary that, he should have a fixed place of business. A public offense was not only charged but proven in this case, and the motion in arrest of judgment was properly overruled. Judgment affirmed.
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