Legal Opinion

People v. Sellaro

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 18, 1917PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Salvatore F. Sellaro, from a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, county of New York, Part I, rendered against him on the 21st day of December, 1916, convicting him of violating section 124 of the Sanitary Code of the board of health of the department of health of the city of New York.

1Opinion of the Court

Scott, J.:

The defendant was convicted in the Court of Special Sessions of having violated on March 8, 1916, section 124 of the Sanitary Code, which reads, in part, as follows: “Wood naphtha, otherwise known as wood alcohol or methyl alcohol; sale and distribution regulated.— No person shall sell, offer for sale, give away, deal in, or supply, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell, offer for sale, give away, deal in, or supply, any article of food or drink or any medicinal or toilet preparation, intended for human use internally or externally, which contains any wood naphtha,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People ex rel. New York Disposal Corp. v. FreschiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Mertig v. JohnstonNew York Supreme Court · 1946
  2. People v. RockwellCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1963
  3. People ex rel. Dembinsky v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
  4. People v. FrooksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
  5. People v. FreudenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958

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