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Eureka Vinegar Co. v. Gazette Printing Co.

United States Circuit Court

Decided June 30, 1888PublishedCited by 13 opinions

At Law. Action by the Eureka Vinegar Company against the Gazette Printing ' Company for publishing the statement that the plaintiff, as the vendor of Old Orchard cider, was amenable to the prohibition laws of the state.

1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.

The substance of the plaintiff’s complaint is that it manufactured for sale, from pure apple juice, a cider known as “Old Orchard Cider;” that this cider could be lawfully sold as a beverage in the prohibition districts in this state, and lawfully sold elsewhere in the state without the payment of the license fee required by law for the sale of liquor; that this cider was introduced into this state and became popular, and that the plaintiff was selling great quantities of it to dealers at a large profit, when the defendant destroyed or very much lessened the-trade, and the profits derived…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Terhune v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Brown v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Waller v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. Ninety-Five Barrels, More or Less, Alleged Apple Cider Vinegar, Douglas Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Berry v. Continental Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1931
  3. Meyer v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951
  4. Angola Railway & Power Co. v. ButzIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
  5. Monroe Cider Vinegar & Fruit Co. v. RiordanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922

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