United States v. Wood

BREWSTER, District Judge.

This is another complaint brought under the Agricultural Adjustment Act, § 8a (6), as amended, 7 U.S.C.A. § 608a(6), to compel compliance with an order of the Secretary of Agriculture, known as amended Order No. 4, regulating the handling of milk in the Greater Boston marketing area. The action is before the court on plaintiff’s prayer for a temporary injunction, a restraining order having already been issued.

There are 68 defendants, all alleged to be distributors of milk in the so-called “Boston area”. For convenience, each defendant has been given a number, and for…