White House Milk Co. v. Thomson

Sec. 100.22, Stats., which the plaintiff seeks to have declared unconstitutional, is a criminal statute which prohibits a purchaser of milk, cream, or butterfat from paying different prices for such products in different communities of the state, unless justified by a commensurate difference in quantity or quality, or in transportation charges or other expense of marketing involved in the purchase. It is apparent from the express wording of the statute that its purpose is to prevent unfair discrimination in the purchase of such dairy products between different communities or sections of the…