Legal Opinion
Toomer v. Witsell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 11, 1948No. 415PublishedCited by 657 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vinson
This is a suit to enjoin as unconstitutional the enforcement of several South Carolina statutes governing commercial shrimp fishing in the three-mile maritime belt off the coast of that State. Appellants, who initiated the action, are five individual fishermen, all citizens and residents of Georgia, and a non-profit fish dealers’ organization incorporated in Florida. Appellees are South Carolina officials charged with enforcement of the statutes.
The three-judge Federal District Court which was convened to hear the case1 upheld the statutes, denied an injunction and dismissed the suit.2 On…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Paul v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Coe v. ErrolSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- United States v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Missouri v. HollandSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by657 opinions
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- City of Philadelphia v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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