St. Louis Independent Packing Co. v. Houston
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. Suit in equity by the St. Louis Independent Packing Company against David F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture, A. D. Melvin, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, and James J. Brougham, Chief Inspector of said Bureau at St. Louis. Complainant appeals from an order denying a preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order denying a preliminary injunction. Plaintiff below, appellant here, owns and operates at St. Louis, Mo., a slaughtering and packing establishment and sells its products in interstate commerce. 'Among these products are various combinations with sausage. Its plant and products have been under the inspection of the Department of Agriculture in pursuance of (Act June 30, 1906, c. 3913, 34 Stat. 669, 674) the meat inspection law. This portion of the act in question starts in its first subdivision with a declaration that it is for the purpose of…
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