Legal Opinion
Dougherty v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 19, 1901No. Nos. 15, 17, and 23PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
1Opinion of the Court
BRADFORD, District Judge.
Daniel E. Dougherty, James P. Farraher and Michael F. Lavin, the plaintiffs in error, were severally indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced in the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Pennsylvania (101 Fed. 430), for the violation of section 0 of the act of congress of August 2, 1886, entitled "An act defining butter, also imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture, sale, importation, and exportation of oleomargarine.” 24 Stat.. 209. That section is as follows:
“Sec. 6. That all oleomargarine shall be packed by the manufacturer…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re KollockSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Wolfson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1900
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. DoremusDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1918
- United States v. JoyceDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1905
- United States v. GriggsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1939
- United States v. LockwoodDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1908