Commonwealth v. Seventeen Half Barrels of Beer

Brown, Jr., J.,

Testimony was taken on various dates from July 16, 1926, to Dec. 16, 1926, following which, on Dec. 23, 1926, a decree, ordering the beer returned, was entered, to which, on Dec. 30, 1926, the Commonwealth excepted and appealed to the Superior Court.

On March 2, 1928, the Superior Court reversed the decree and ordered the beer destroyed. Then, on March 10, 1928, a petition for an appeal to the Supreme Court was filed by the Berger & Engel Brewing Company, but, on April 18, 1928, this appeal was refused.

On April 20, 1928, a decree was signed by this court in accordance with the…