Commonwealth v. Curry
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 22, Oct. T., 1897, by plaintiff, from judgment of Q. S. Chester Co., Oct. Sess., 1896, - — , setting aside verdict for defendant. Indictment for violation of the pure food law. Before Hemp-hill, J. The defendant kept a grocery in the borough of West Chester and was indicted in the quarter sessions for violation of the Act of June 26, 1895, P. L. 317, and upon trial was convicted upon two counts of the indictment.
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Appeal, No. 22, Oct. T., 1897, by plaintiff, from judgment of Q. S. Chester Co., Oct. Sess., 1896, - — , setting aside verdict for defendant. Indictment for violation of the pure food law. Before Hemp-hill, J. The defendant kept a grocery in the borough of West Chester and was indicted in the quarter sessions for violation of the Act of June 26, 1895, P. L. 317, and upon trial was convicted upon two counts of the indictment. A motion was filed for a new trial and among other reasons therefor, the defendant .contended that the act of assembly under which the indictment was framed is…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The defendant was convicted on an indictment framed under the Act of June 26, 1895, P. L. 317, in which it was charged that he “ unlawfully then and there did sell and offer for sale, as and for, and in imitation of, and under the name of olive oil, used for food by man, a large quantity .... of a certain adulterated article and compound, the name and components of the said adulterated article and compound being to this grand inquest as yet unknown; ” and in a second count “ unlawfully did then and there sell and offer for sale, as and for olive oil, used for food by man,…
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