Cook v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John G. WiNter. The appellant was tried and convicted under the following indictment: “The grand jury of said county charge that before the finding of this indictment Eason T. Cook did unlawfully sell or offer for sale one pound of oleomargarine to one William Owen, which said oleomargarine was an article, product or compound made, wholly or partly, out of fat, oil, or oleaginous substance or compound thereof,…
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Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John G. WiNter. The appellant was tried and convicted under the following indictment: “The grand jury of said county charge that before the finding of this indictment Eason T. Cook did unlawfully sell or offer for sale one pound of oleomargarine to one William Owen, which said oleomargarine was an article, product or compound made, wholly or partly, out of fat, oil, or oleaginous substance or compound thereof, and which said oleomargarine was not produced directly, and at the t-ime of its manufacture, from unadulterated milk, or…
1Opinion of the CourtOoleman, J.
The defendant was indicted and convicted for a violation of a statute entitled “An act to prevent deception in the manufacture, and sale of imitation butter.” — Acts 1894-95, p. 777. -There are some clerical errors in the first section of the act as published, which should be corrected. The act as adopted and enrolled reads as follows :
“Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That no person by himself, or his agents, or servants shall render or manufacture, sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell or serve to persons, guests,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HuntleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Adler v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- Haygood v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Danzey v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
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- State v. LaytonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
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