Pacific Meat Co., Ltd. v. Otagaki

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MIZUHA, J.

Act 109, S.L.H. 1961, provides that, for the purpose of notifying the consumer as to its geographic origin, no person shall sell or offer to sell uncooked poultry without a label as to its origin.

Plaintiff-appellee, Pacific Meat Co., Ltd., is a wholesaler of food products. Plaintiff-appellee, C. Q. Yee Hop & Co., Ltd., is a retailer of food products. Plaintiffs initially filed a bill in equity to restrain the enforcement of Act 109, S.L.H. 1961 on the ground that it was unconstitutional. That action was dismissed on the basis that plaintiffs had an adequate…