United States v. O'Rourke

HOFFMAN, District Judge.

This is a motion to dismiss the indictment.

The indictment was brought for the entry of false weights under the Packers and Stockyards Act, as amended, 7 U.S. C.A. § 181 et seq. Section 222 of the last mentioned Act incorporates into the Act the provisions of Sections 46 and 48-50 of Title 15 of the Code. Title 15 is the Federal Trade Commission Act. The indictment charges that the defendant was employed as a weighmaster at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, which is a posted stock yards. There are 32 counts and each one alleges that the defendant “wilfully and knowingly…