Commonwealth v. Kevin
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 137, Oct. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Phila. Co., Aug. T., 1900, No. 391, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. John W. Kevin. Indictment under the act of June 26, 1895, for selling one pint of raspberry syrup containing an added substance and ingredient, to wit: salicylic acid charged to be poisonous and injurious to health.
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Appeal, No. 137, Oct. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Phila. Co., Aug. T., 1900, No. 391, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. John W. Kevin. Indictment under the act of June 26, 1895, for selling one pint of raspberry syrup containing an added substance and ingredient, to wit: salicylic acid charged to be poisonous and injurious to health. The act of June 26, 1895, sec. 3, subsection 7, provides that an article of food or drink shall be deemed adulterated “ if it contains any added substance or ingredient which is poisonous or injurious to health.” When F. A.…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The six judges who heard this case being equally divided in opinion, the judgment is affirmed.
2Cited by1 opinion
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