State ex rel. Hickey v. Levitan

The statute is a regulatory measure and applies to wholesale, produce dealers, and within the purview of the definition of one engaged in this business are included not only the wholesaler who buys and sells on his own account, but also an agent who sells produce for consignors on commission. The statute thus creates two classes of produce dealers, — the one the wholesaler, the other the retailer; the former selling to others than consumers, the latter disposing of his produce to the consumer. This act attempts to regulate the business of the wholesaler, and in nowise affects the retailer,…