Burley Tobacco Society v. Monroe

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Miller —

Reversing.

The Burley Tobacco Society is a branch of the American Society of Equity, and was incorporated in 1907 for the purpose of pooling the tobacco crop of Kentucky and portions of Ohio and Indiana, under the Act of March 21, 1906, which makes it lawful for any number of persons to combine or pool their crops of wheat, tobacco and other products, and sell the same, either in parcels or as a whole, in order or for the purpose of obtaining a greater or higher price therefor, than they Might or could obtain or receive by selling said crops separately or…