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Lem Motlow
Lem Motlow

Lem Motlow

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Jack Daniel's nephew and successor operator whose out-of-state operations and 1923 St. Louis corporate transaction provide the named continuity case study.

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Jack Daniel's nephew, successor in operation of the distillery, Tennessee legislator, and named party in the 1926 federal opinion.

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Jack Daniel's nephew and successor operator whose out-of-state operations and 1923 St. Louis corporate transaction provide the named continuity case study.

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Lemuel

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Jack Daniel operations leave Tennessee under the 1909 manufacture ban and return after repeal in 1937Jack Daniel operations leave Tennessee under the 1909 manufacture ban and return after repeal in 1937Jack Daniel Distilling Company stock and warehouse certificates transfer in St. LouisJack Daniel Distilling Company stock and warehouse certificates transfer in St. LouisTennessee’s manufacture ban and firm-level continuity choices, 1909–1937Tennessee’s manufacture ban and firm-level continuity choices, 1909–1937
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