Legal Opinion

City of Eldorado Springs v. Highfill

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided July 5, 1916PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Cedar Circuit Court. — Ron. B. G. Thurman, Judge. (1) A sale in this State of goods which are in another state at the time of said sale, is interstate commerce, and no license is or can he required for making such sale, being violative of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution of the United States.

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Appeal from Cedar Circuit Court. — Ron. B. G. Thurman, Judge. (1) A sale in this State of goods which are in another state at the time of said sale, is interstate commerce, and no license is or can he required for making such sale, being violative of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution of the United States. State v. Looney, 214 Mo. 216; State v. Emert, 103 Mo. 245; Hynes v. Briggs, 41 Fed. 469; Robbins v. Taxing District, 120 U. S. 489; Brown v. Houston, 114 U. S. 622; Welton v. State of Missouri, 91 U. S. 275; Woodruff v. Parhan, 8 Wall. 123; Cook v. Pennsylvania, 97 U. S. 566; Emert…

1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.

-This suit was brought in the mayor’s court of El Dorado Springs, charging defendant with violating an ordinance of said city m engaging in the business of a canvasser or agent by taking orders or selling goods to customers without taking out a license authorizing him so to do. He was convicted as charged and his punishment assessed at a fine of $20. He appealed to the circuit court of Cedar County, where the judgment below was affirmed. He thereupon perfected an appeal to the Springfield Court of Appeals and filed therein an application for a transfer of the cause to the Supreme *506Court on the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  2. International Textbook Co. v. PiggSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. Kansas City v. GrushSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
  4. Jewel Tea Co. v. City of CarthageSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  5. City of Independence v. ClevelandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Campbell Baking Co. v. City of Harrisonville, Mo.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
  2. City of Sedalia Ex Rel. Bauman v. Standard Oil Co. of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
  3. Western Trailer Service, Inc. v. LePageSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
  4. Village of Bel-Nor v. BarnettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  5. Campbell Baking Co. v. City of Harrisonville, Mo.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931

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