Legal Opinion

United States v. 94 Dozen, More or Less, Half-Gallon Bottles Capon Springs Water

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 19, 1931No. 4541PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAYIS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree (D. C.) 48 F.(2d) 378, dismissing the libel in the above-stated cause.

On January 28, 1928, the United States filed a libel under section 10 of the Food and Drugs Act (21 USCA § 14), and prayed for seizure and condemnation of 94 dozen half-gallon bottles of Capon Springs water, which had been shipped on January 20, 1928, from Capon Springs, W. Ya., to Philadelphia, Pa., on the grounds that the water was adulterated and the bottles in which it was contained were misbranded.

An article is adulterated within the meaning of the act (section 7,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Lewellyn v. Electric Reduction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. Seeberger v. SchlesingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  4. General Motors Co. v. Swan Carburetor Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
  5. Reilly v. BeekmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Mannix v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
  2. United States v. Five Cases, Each Containing One Demijohn Five-Gallon Size, of Capon Springs WaterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
  3. Capon Water Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
  4. United States v. Five Cases of Capon Springs WaterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1945

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