City of New York v. Wilkinson Bros. & Co.

Laughlin, J.:

The question submitted for decision is whether the facts stated in the submission show that the defendant, which is a domestic corporation engaged in carrying on business, among other things, as a jobber in twines, by a sale on the 4th day of August, 1911, in the borough of Manhattan, New York, of a bale of twine at twelve and one-half cents per pound gross weight, which was 144 pounds, and was 7 pounds more than the net weight after removing the covering of the bale and of the packages therein contained, violated the provisions of section 388 of the Code of Ordinances, and is…