Commonwealth v. Boston White Cross Milk Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Indictment, found and returned on July 10, 1909, charging that the defendant on June 21,1909, “had in its custody and possession with intent to sell milk to which water had been added.”
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Indictment, found and returned on July 10, 1909, charging that the defendant on June 21,1909, “had in its custody and possession with intent to sell milk to which water had been added.” E. L. c. 56, § 55, hereinafter referred to, reads as follows: “ Whoever, himself or by his servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of another person, sells, exchanges or delivers, or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell, exchange or deliver or exposes or offers for sale or exchange, adulterated milk or milk to which water or any foreign substance has been added, or milk produced from cows…
1Opinion of the CourtSheldon, J.
The indictment charges the defendant with having in its possession with intent to sell "milk to which water had been added.” The evidence was to the effect that *33the defendant, having in its possession one hundred and twenty quarts of what was called “ concentrated milk,” had added thereto three hundred and sixty quarts of ice water, one gallon of heavy cream said to contain forty per cent of milk fat, and four gallons of “ concentrated skim milk ”; and that the defendant intended to sell the mixture thus prepared.
The government put in no testimony to show what was the composition of the “…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Copeland v. Boston Dairy Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Copeland v. Boston Dairy Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
3Cited by3 opinions
- H. P. Hood & Sons v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Commonwealth v. Elm Farm Milk Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- G. S. K. Finance Corp. v. RoachMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1941