Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Beakes Dairy Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1917-07
Citations: 179 A.D. 942
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Beakes Dairy Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 179
Pages: 942–944

Head Matter:
Third Department,
July, 1917.
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Beakes Dairy Company, Appellant.
Agricultural Law — purchase of milk for shipment — license.
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Clinton County Special Term, and entered in the clerk’s office of St. Lawrence county' on the 27th day of November, 1916, denying the defendant’s application for judgment upon its demurrer.

Opinion:
Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion granted, with ten dollars costs, on the ground that the purpose of the statute is to secure payment for the purchase price of merchandise, and is class legislation and not a valid exercise of the police power. All concurred, except Kellogg, P. J., dissenting in memorandum; Lyon, J., not voting.