People v. Wallace Company

The defendant corporation appeals from the affirmance of a judgment convicting it of a violation of section 163 of the Sanitary Code of the city of New York. The relevant provisions of section 163 are these: “ No meat, vegetables or milk not being then healthy, fresh, sound, wholesome, or safe for human food * * * shall be brought into the City of New York or held, kept, offered for sale or sold as such food or kept or stored anywhere in the said City * * * Any meat, vegetables or milk packed in cans, the contents of which have become fermented as evidenced by swelling or bulging * * * shall…