United States v. 426 Bags of Economy Special Hog Feed
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Proceeding by the United States to condemn 426 bags of Economy Special Hog Feed. .On motion to strike claimant’s answer and for a decree of condemnation.
1Opinion of the Court
SESSIONS, District Judge.
[1] This is a proceeding under section 10 of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906 (Comp. St. § 8726) to condemn 426 bags of feed owned by claimant and, under its direction, shipped and transported in interstate commerce from Milford, Ind., to Augusta, Mich. At the time of the shipment and transportation and of the seizure the feed was misbranded, in that the labels upon the bags contained false and misleading statements as to percentages of its ingredients. Claimant faintly urges that such false statements in the labels did not constitute misbranding within the meaning of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hipolite Egg Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Weigle v. Curtice Brothers Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- United States v. Thirteen Crates of Frozen EggsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- United States v. Two Barrels of Desiccated EggsDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1911
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