States v. Thirteen Crates of Frozen Eggs
District Court, S.D. New York
Libel by the United States for condemnation under the Pure Food and Drugs Act (Act Cong. June 30, 1906, c. 3915, 34 Stat. 768 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1911, p. 1354]) of thirteen crates, each containing two cans of frozen eggs claimed by Armour & Co.
1Opinion of the Court
RAY, District Judge.
The claimant, Armour & Co., of Chicago, Ill., having a plant and place of business there, is a purchaser of and dealer in eggs and other food products, not a producer. At Chicago, Ill., it purchased and had on hand these eggs in question and others like them. They were released from the shells and frozen but by reason of decay had so far decomposed that they were not fit for human food or consumption as such. As unfit for human consumption these with others had been selected and segregated by claimant at Chicago, Ill., from their other eggs. It is conceded that these eggs…
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