State ex rel. Weideman v. Horgan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by Frank Horgan, a police officer of the City of Duluth', from an order of the District Court of St. Louis County, J. D. Ensign, J., made June 14, 1893, discharging the relator, Fred Weideman, from his custody.
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Appeal by Frank Horgan, a police officer of the City of Duluth', from an order of the District Court of St. Louis County, J. D. Ensign, J., made June 14, 1893, discharging the relator, Fred Weideman, from his custody. On May 23, 1893, John M. Bohrer made complaint on oath in the Municipal Court of the City of Duluth that Fred Weideman did on May 10,1893, in that City unlawfully sell oleomargarine to E. J. Graham, of another color than bright pink, contrary to Laws 1891, ch. 11. A warrant was issued and delivered to policeman, Frank Horgan to execute. He arrested Weideman June 0, 1893, and was…
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
In their brief herein, counsel for the appellant discuss two questions: First, the constitutionality of the act for a violation of which the relator, Weideman, was arrested, entitled “An act relating to the sale of imitation butter,” Laws 1891, ch. 11; and; Second, the method of procedure under the same.
Laws of this import, having in view the same general purpose, although relating, sometimes, to other articles, are nothing new in the legislation of this and other states. In other jurisdictions, so far as we are informed, they have uniformly been sustained as being within the police power of…
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