People v. Worden Grocer Co.

The complaint in this cause charges that the defendant—

“On February 5, 1898, did unlawfully sell and deliver to John T. Owens, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, a large quantity, to wit, one barrel, of vinegar, which was not then and there in compliance with the provisions of Act. No. 71, Pub. Acts 1897, in this, viz.: That said vinegar was sold as ‘fermented cider vinegar,’ and branded as such; that said vinegar contained less than one and three-fourths per cent., by weight, upon full evaporation (at the temperature of boiling water), of solids contained in the fruit from which said vinegar is…