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U.S. v. 95 BARRELS OF VINEGAR

No. 559.

265 U.S. 438 (1924)

44 S.Ct. 529

68 L.Ed. 1094

UNITED STATES v. NINETY-FIVE BARRELS, MORE OR LESS, ALLEGED APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, DOUGLAS PACKING COMPANY, CLAIMANT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 2, 1924.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.A. Fowler, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, with whom Mr. Solicitor General Beck was on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. L.C. Spieth, with whom Mr. John G. White and Mr. A.V. Cannon were on the brief, for respondent.

Mr. Judson Harmon, by leave of Court, filed a brief as amicus curiae.

Mr. Wm. W. Armstrong, by leave of Court, filed a brief as amicus curiae.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case arises under the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906, c. 3915, 34 Stat. 768. The United States filed information in the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, for the condemnation of 95 barrels of vinegar. Every barrel seized was labeled:

"Douglas Packing Company Excelsior Brand Apple Cider Vinegar made from Selected...

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