Legal Opinion
Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 2, 1970No. 301PublishedCited by 2,011 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
The appellee is a company engaged in extensive commercial farming operations in Arizona and California. The appellant is the official charged with enforcing the Arizona Fruit and Vegetable Standardization Act. A provision of the Act requires that, with certain exceptions, all cantaloupes grown in Arizona and offered for sale must “be packed in regular compact arrangement in closed standard containers approved by the supervisor . ...” Invoking his authority under that provision, the appellant issued an order prohibiting the appellee company from transporting uncrated cantaloupes from its…
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