State v. Dressner

Citations

• 27 Del. 80
• 4 Boyce 80
• 85 A. 881
• 1913 Del. LEXIS 14

Syllabus

<p>Hawkers and Peddlers—Who are “Peddlers”—Statutory Regulations—‘ ‘ Peddling ’ ’.</p> <p>An agent of a merchant having a permanent place of business in a town in the state, solicits orders for merchandise from various persons in another town, arid who forwards the orders to the merchant, who forwards the orders filled to the agent to distribute them to the purchasers at their residences and collects the price, is not a “peddler” within Rev. Code 1852; amended to 1893, p. 548, c. 68, § 3, defining a peddler to be a person who drives a vehicle from which personal property is retailed, or carries a pack from which personal property is retailed, and .requiring a license from peddlers; the distinctive feature of “peddling” consisting in the fact that the peddler goes from house to house carrying his merchandise with him, and concurrently sells and delivers it.</p>