CORN PRODUCTS REFG. CO. v. EDDY

No. 119.

249 U.S. 427 (1919)

CORN PRODUCTS REFINING COMPANY v. EDDY ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 14, 1919.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. T.M. Lillard, with whom Mr. R.W. Blair and Mr. C.A. Magaw were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. J.L. Hunt, Assistant Attorney General of the State of Kansas, with whom Mr. S.M. Brewster, Attorney General of the State of Kansas, and Mr. S.N. Hawkes, Assistant Attorney General of the State of Kansas, were on the brief, for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE PITNEY delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff in error (plaintiff in the original action) is a corporation which manufactures in the State of Illinois a proprietary table syrup composed of 85 per cent. corn syrup or glucose, 10 per cent. molasses, and 5 per cent. sorghum, and sells it under the name of "Mary Jane" in cans labeled as follows:

"5 Pounds Net Weight. ...

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