United States v. Lexington Mill & Elevator Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of subdivisions 4 and 5 of § 7 of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
The petitioner, the United States of America, proceeding under § 10 of the Food and Drugs Act (June 30, 1906, c. 3915, 34 Stat. 768, 771), by libel filed in the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri, sought to seize and condemn 625 sacks of flour in the possession of one Terry, which had been shipped from Lexington, Nebraska, to Castle, Missouri, and which remained in original, unbroken packages. The judgment of the District Court, upon verdict, in favor of the Government, was reversed by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (202 Fed. Rep.…
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