Commonwealth v. Brandon Farms Milk Co.

In June, 1920, a complaint, under R. L. c. 72, § 20, was made against the defendant charging, in seven counts, that it did take, detain and use in its business milk jars registered under R. L. c. 72, § 19, the property of an owner specified in each count, without the consent of that owner. In March, 1921, a similar complaint under the same statute, which had then become G. L. c. 110, § 22, was made in three counts. On appeal the cases were tried together in the Superior Court, and the defendant was found guilty on all the counts except the fourth and the sixth of the first complaint.

Verdicts…