CHICAGO-MIDWEST MEAT ASS'N v. CITY OF EVANSTON

No. 78-1468.

589 F.2d 278 (1978)

CHICAGO-MIDWEST MEAT ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF EVANSTON et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 14, 1978.

As Amended December 22, 1978 and January 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Corbett, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles L. Michod, Chicago, Ill., Ellen J. Alexander, City of Evanston, Evanston, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, WISDOM and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

This appeal primarily turns on the question whether certain municipal ordinances are invalid because they are preempted by or in conflict with the Wholesome Meat Act of 1967, 21 U.S.C. § 601 et seq. We hold that the ordinances are not invalid under that Act. Nor do the ordinances contravene the commerce clause of the United States Constitution.

Chicago-Midwest Meat Association (the association) appeals the denial of its motion...

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