State Ex Rel. Steers, Etc. v. Hancock Cir. Court, Etc.

In this original action it is alleged that the state brought its proceeding in respondent court against 11,000 cases, more or less, of canned tomatoes and 7,000 cases, more or less, of canned tomato juice, for libel for the condemnation and destruction thereof under the “Uniform Indiana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act”, §§35-3101 to 35-3138, Burns’ 1949 Replacement, inclusive. The action was filed on March 17, 1952.

On March 28, 1952 Virgil Etchison, who had been served with a copy of process by order of the court, made at plaintiff’s request, appeared by his attorneys VanDuyn and Bachelder and…