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Intoxicating Liquors-Statutory Construction-Forfeiture Of Conveyance Nov 1932

Intoxicating Liquors-Statutory Construction-Forfeiture Of Conveyance

Michigan Law Review

Cars in which liquor was imported were seized by the government. The operators were prosecuted for violation of the customs laws, and the government attempted to declare forfeiture of the cars under the customs laws. Lienors whose rights are not recognized under these laws intervened and claimed that forfeiture could be declared only under the National Prohibition Act which saves the rights of lienors. Held, in General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. United States, that forfeiture may be declared either under customs laws or the National Prohibition Act.


Constitutional Law - Extent Of State Police Power In Protection Of Public Health Mar 1932

Constitutional Law - Extent Of State Police Power In Protection Of Public Health

Michigan Law Review

An Illinois statute prohibited the manufacture or sale of milk to which had been added any fat or oil other than milk fat. The defendant was engaged in manufacturing for sale outside of the state a product composed of skimmed milk and cocoanut oil which was not deleterious to health in any way. When it was sought to recover the penalty imposed by the statute for its violation, it was claimed that the law was unconstitutional in that it deprived the defendant of property without due process of law. The court held that the statute was an invalid exercise of …


Torts - Negligence - Res Ipsa Loquitur As Applied To Foreign Matter In Foods Feb 1932

Torts - Negligence - Res Ipsa Loquitur As Applied To Foreign Matter In Foods

Michigan Law Review

The defendant manufactured and sold through a retailer a loaf of bread to the plaintiff's mother. The plaintiff, while eating the bread, saw a larva, five-eighths of an inch long in a slice she was about to eat, as a result of which she became sick. Held, on appeal, there was no error by the lower court in directing a verdict for the defendant on the ground that the plaintiff gave no sufficient proof of negligence, which was the basis of her action, and that negligence could not be presumed from the circumstances stated. Swenson v. Purity Baking Co. …