Hooven & Allison Co. v. Evatt

The conclusions reached by the majority in this case, in my opinion, are not warranted by the facts or the law.

Clause 2, Section 10, Article I of the Constitution of the United States reads as follows:

“No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws: * *

That provision as it relates to this case is a prohibition against the state laying imposts on imports.

The fact that all of the goods here in question (with the possible exception of those coming from the Philippine…