People v. Sacramento Butchers' Protective Ass'n

The defendant, O’Keefe, was convicted of violating certain provisions of an act of the legislature of 1907 -(Stats. 1907, p. 984, c. 530), entitled: “An act to define trust and to provide criminal penalties and civil damages, and punishment of corporations, persons, firms and associations, or persons connected with them, and to promote full competition in commerce and all classes of business in the state.”

This appeal is by O’Keefe from the judgment and the order of the trial court denying him a new trial.

The information charges that the appellant, as the managing agent of the Western Meat Company, and said company, in pursuance of a combination and conspiracy into which they had previously entered with the Sacramento Butchers’ Pro tective Association and the individual members thereof, to execute and carry out certain contracts and agreements, the effect of the execution of which would be to destroy free competition in the retail meat business in said city of Sacramento, required and compelled one Albert Robinson, who was engaged in carrying on the retail meat business in said city, to pay to the appellant and said Western Meat Company higher prices for meats than the…