Legal Opinion
Currin v. Wallace
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 30, 1939No. 275PublishedCited by 369 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief. Justice Hughes
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Plaintiffs, tobacco warehousemen and auctioneers in Oxford, North Carolina, seek a declaratory judgment 1 that the Tobacco Inspection Act of August 23, 1935, 2 is unconstitutional and an injunction against its enforcement. The Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing the District Court, 3 sustained the validity of the Act and directed the dismissal of the bill of complaint. 95 F. 2d 856. We granted certiorari. 305 U. S. 584.
The Act states its scope and purpose. §§ 1, 2. It applies to transactions involving the sale of tobacco at auction…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by369 opinions
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