Legal Opinion
Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 5, 1947No. 470PublishedCited by 2,580 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Mr. Justice Douglas, announced by Mr. Justice Black.
Respondents in these two cases are warehousemen engaged in the business of operating public warehouses for the storage of grain in Illinois. Their warehouses are operated under licenses issued by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the United States Warehouse Act, 39 Stat. 486, as amended, 7 U. S. C. § 241 et seq. The Rice partnership, one of the petitioners, is an owner, shipper, and dealer in grain and is a customer of respondents. The Illinois Commerce Commission, another petitioner, has certain regulatory…
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