City of Kansas City v. Henre

*795The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The only question presented in this appeal is, Has a municipal corporation power to pass an ordinance providing a different and higher standard for milk sold or kept for sale in a city than is provided in a state regulation, and to fix a greater penalty for the violation thereof than the penalty prescribed for a violation of the state law?

In a complaint filed in the police court of the city of Kansas City on July 15, 1914, John Henre was charged with having sold and delivered milk “which milk contained less than twelve per cent of milk…