State v. Minneapolis Milk Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Tbe Minneapolis Milk Co. and 13 others were indicted by the grand jury for entering into a combination in restraint of trade, tending to fix the price of milk and cream and to prevent competition in the purchase and sale thereof. The milk company and Albert R. Ruhnke demanded a separate trial and were tried before Jelley, J.,, and a jury and convicted.
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Tbe Minneapolis Milk Co. and 13 others were indicted by the grand jury for entering into a combination in restraint of trade, tending to fix the price of milk and cream and to prevent competition in the purchase and sale thereof. The milk company and Albert R. Ruhnke demanded a separate trial and were tried before Jelley, J.,, and a jury and convicted. A fine of $3,000 was imposed on the milk company, and a fine of $3,000 upon defendant Ruhnke, who was sentenced, in case of default in payment, to be confined in the common jail of the county for a period not to exceed three years. From orders…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Defendants with other persons and corporations were jointly indicted by the grand jury of Hennepin county, and thereby charged with a conspiracy to raise the price of milk and cream in violation of section 5168, R. L. 1905. A separate trial was had as to defendants Ruhnke and the Minneapolis Milk Co., a corporation, a verdict of guilty was returned by the jury, and defendants appealed from orders denying their separate motions for a new trial.
The assignments of error present the questions: (1) Whether the indictment states facts constituting a public offense; (2) whether the defendant…
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- State v. Duluth Board of TradeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
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- State v. MayberrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1859
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