Piel Bros. v. Day
District Court, E.D. New York
In Equity. Suit by Piel Bros, against Ralph A. Day, Federal Prohibition Director for the State of New York, and others. On motion for preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
GARVIN, District Judge.
'This is an action in equity, by which the plaintiff seeks to restrain the various defendants in their respective capacities from enforcing the provisions of the National Prohibition Law (41 Stat. 305) as supplemented by the act of Congress, approved by the President November 23, 1921, known as the Willis-Campbell Act, upon the ground that Congress exceeded its authority, so far as section 2 of the latter act is concerned. The case is before the court on a motion for a preliminary injunction.
Section 2 of the act provides:
“That only spirituous and vinous liquor may be…
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