Show I I TRUST LIABLE FOR DAMAGES Test Case Decided Against Linseed I Oil Combine Chicago JOan 1G By a ruling of the Appellate court In a decision handed down by Judge Horton yesterday the Linseed Oil trust became liable for damages which may aggregate a large amount The case Is that of Heath ft Mllllgan Manufacturing company against the National Linseed Oil I company which was reorganized two years ago and became be-came the American Linseed Oil company com-pany The court found that the custom of the company in selling seven and u half pounds of oil as constituting gal Ion was Illegal and amounted to short weight In so holding the court reversed re-versed the finding of the court below and ordered the entry oC a judgment against the company for 12012 with costs The case was a test one brought by Heath Mllllgan after the discovery by A lf Heath that a gallon o linseed oil In reality weighed seven and three I quarters pounds Instead of seven and n half pounds as sold by the trust |