People v. William Henning Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Frederick E. Fake, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
This was an action of debt brought in October, 1912, in the municipal court of Chicago, to collect a fine for a violation of the Pure Food statute enacted in 1907, as amended in 1911. The trial court found defendant in error not guilty and entered judgment accordingly. From that judgment this writ of error was sued out.
The first, and perhaps chief, controversy is as to the proper construction of section 11 of said statute. It is, however, further insisted by counsel for defendant in error that if the construction contended for by them is not correct, the statute is unconstitutional in so far…
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