May 25, 1911
Moore County, Tennessee
Provides a company-specific enforcement case showing that the manufacturing ban reached whiskey intended for sale even when it was not destined for beverage sale inside Tennessee.
The production date, quantity, proof, proprietor, distillery, purpose of sale, trial sentence, and affirmance are verified from the complete opinion. This event does not independently establish later relocation or brand-ownership history.
Agreed facts later published in Motlow v. State record Lem Motlow producing 375 gallons of 100-proof whiskey for sale at the Jack Daniel’s distillery; Tennessee’s high court affirmed the resulting conviction.
Company-specific enforcement
The agreed facts in Motlow v. State say that Lem Motlow, proprietor of the Jack Daniel’s distillery in Moore County, manufactured 375 gallons of 100-proof whiskey for sale on May 25, 1911. The agreement added that the whiskey was not intended for beverage sale within Tennessee.
Outcome
Motlow was convicted, fined $250, and sentenced to ninety days’ confinement; the Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed. The case establishes enforcement against post-ban production but does not, by itself, prove the later movement or survival of every company asset or brand right.