New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-10
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
SUSTAINING THE eLEOMARGARINE LAw-THE Pan
ELECTRIC SUIT.


WARRINGTON April 9-Tho Supreme OF the United
States to-day rendered No Ola, William
Powell plaintiff error. agt the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylvapia commonly known tie "oeomarsarine casa"
Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania. THIS case
brings up for Judgment OF the Supreme Court Of
sustaining the validity Of statute OF th2s
making unlawful for 10 uasu.
sell Offer for sale butter cheeso or article
designed take the place of these articles produced from
any unadutsrsied milk cream The
plaintiff OF violation OF this statute and took
appeal basing the ground that the statute -
violation of the Fourteenth Amendment TO the Constitution
the article sold Invention not deeterous
70 public health Tho Court holds that it ID entirely
police powers OF tho state to protect tho pnohs
health questions whether the manufacture OF oleo
margarine Ii 10 conducted in SUCH way AZ
to involve such danger 10 tho pupNc health
as to require suppression of the business rather
than its regulation, questions OF TACT and
OF public policy which belong 10 tho legislative de artmea
to determine be sad OF this esisoiion Is has
IL unwisc unnecessarily Oppressive Their appear mu"
be TO the Legislature or to the ballet boA-hot 10 mo uaeT
Opinion by Justice Harlan, Justice Field dissenting
No l3O3 a similar case was decided likewise
The case Of the Unoa agt tie Bell Telephone Com
pany docket and set for hearing ca tue
day tho This The case brought aSlnss
til Bell Telephone Company Ohio by AiioDey'GenerA
Garland and which has excited considerable intsre"
thu ghout the country.
The Tennessee and Georgia Railroad CON-
pany the southern Telegraph Company WAS dis
missed
Nc 62-The Yale Lock Manufacturing Company Appellant
States for the District affirmed VITA
W APPEAL .m the co M uns
the district o. Dserss wa cost o aSs
District " California with directions ~ dismiss the
bill ~
No leO-John T. Hartranft. collector etc. pianuS il
error NJ. Oliver, al In 10 tho circus
Court District Of Pennsy
Air b. With costs AMI interest
69e-GustayUs Hspkns OF plalntlu agI
etc. a. Motion 10 dsnls6
or amrm postponed 10 hearing on merits -
No I41i-ihe Nashville. chattanooga and 81 Louis Rai
granted ana cause assigned for argument on mo
secoDd day OF tho next term. . ,.,-o -. .
bnro ~ al Auneai from the District Court OF the United
Eastern District OF Arka1sas Dismissed s "ans
Jurisdiction. .---,--.
10 VlVW lillian Kea ct AL appellants agL the steamboat
Eclipse MOTION to dismiss or aitrn denied -
No l263-Thv Western Air Line Construction Company,
plaintiff error. agt william A MoGllns OF Al Motion "
vacao supersedeas submitted by VIII am A. Mckeuny IA
behalf Cooper In support OF molten, Sna W y.
Walker In opposition thereto ~ -,
Ex, Parties. H. Burdet and others uotion for leave
10 file petition for writ OF mandanus ana Ior rue
show cause Submitted BY w. \. Wells for the petition
No s8o-Reuben p. segrlst and others, plaintiffs In
error, agt william D. Ciabtree. Motion to dismiss sub
70 Q. D. lille brief In opposton thereto On %
No. I.o77.Aired Marchand. plaintiff In error asS
Josephine A. Liyandais Motion 70 dismiss submitted ~
IL Farrar and H. d Kruttsebmitt In support OF notion
ami by Q. W. Homer and w. T. Benedict IN opposition
thereto 80, ,,,- ,,., -
plaintiff In error agt J. Frank Willis and others Sub
mltted By Walter IL Smith for the plaintiff In error Ne
brief fled for the defendants in error.
Mr. Justice announced that the court would cease 70
hear and would sdours for the term %
May IA