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MAHONEY v. TRINER CORP.

No. 761.

304 U.S. 401 (1938)

58 S.Ct. 952

82 L.Ed. 1424

MAHONEY, LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSIONER, ET AL. v. JOSEPH TRINER CORP.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 23, 1938.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. William S. Ervin, Attorney General, and Roy C. Frank, Assistant Attorney General, of Minnesota, for appellants.

Mr. Carl W. Cummins for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 2 of the Twenty-first Amendment to the Federal Constitution provides:

"The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited."

The adoption of the Amendment was proclaimed December 5, 1933. In February...

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