New York Supreme Court, 1908

People v. Liberman Diary Co.

People v. Liberman Diary Co.
New York Supreme Court · Decided April 15, 1908 · Hendrick
59 Misc. 22; 109 N.Y.S. 1067

Counsel

W. S. Jackson, Attorney-General (Henry W. Bridges, of counsel), for People., Rounds & Schurman (A. A. Weil, of counsel), for defendant.

People v. Liberman Diary Co.

Opinion of the Court

Hendrick, J.

Motion to require plaintiff to serve an amended complaint wherein should be separately stated and numbered the causes of action set forth in the complaint in an action to recover for penalties for alleged violations of the Agricultural Law. It has been held that cumulative penalties may be recovered in one action. People v. Koster, 121 App. Div. 852. The provision of the statute, however, *23is only declaratory of the manner of computing the amount of the recovery. To make it necessary to allege the facts in a separate cause of action to recover the penalty for each can of milk of many sold at one sale would, in this case, make the complaint of ridiculous length and defeat the object of reducing pleadings to the simplest form. People v. Buell, 85 App. Div. 141-144.

Motion denied.

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