United States v. Charles L. Heinle Specialty Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
The Charles L. Heinle Specialty Company was indicted for viodating the pure food act (Act June 30, 190(5, c. 3915, 34 Stat. 768 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1909, p. 1187]) in-selling adulterated and misbranded merchandise, and demurs to the indictment.
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, District Judge.
This is a demurrer filed by the defendant to an information lodged against it by the district attorney for the Eastern district of Pennsylvania lor having sold an adulterated and misbranded article of food manufactured by it and in violation of the ninth section of the pure food act of June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 4 71, c. 3915. [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1909, p. 1193]), executed and delivered a false guaranty to the effect that the merchandise sold was not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the act. The dealer to whom this adulterated and misbranded food was sold…
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