People v. Douglas Packing Co.

Clark, J. (dissenting):

The primary purpose of the statute (Agricultural Law, § 72;* now Farms and Markets Law, § 209†), requiring that containers of *646vinegar should be branded as prescribed in the statute, and that no person should mark or brand as or for cider or apple vinegar any package containing that which is not cider or apple vinegar, was to insure to the public an article that was pure, to the end that the health of citizens would be safeguarded. There is no evidence in this case that the product of defendant, appellant, was not of the finest quality and absolutely pure. The juice of…