Legal Opinion
State v. Ludlow Supermarkets, Inc.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 28, 1982No. 299-81PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
This opinion deals with the validity of the so-called Sunday closing law, 13 V.S.A. §§ 3351-3358, as tested against the Constitutions of the United States and of Vermont. The law is set out in its entirety in an appendix to this opinion.
The issue before the Court is whether the statutory prohibition, quoted below, passes constitutional muster as an enforceable criminal enactment, or indeed whether it would do so even as a regulatory enactment, carrying only civil penalties. The law declares at 13 V.S.A. § 3353 that:
It shall be unlawful on Sundays, January 1, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Fullilove v. KlutznickSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Caldor's, Inc. v. Bedding Barn, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. AuclairSupreme Court of Vermont · 1939
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
- State v. BadgerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982
- In re E. T. C.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1982
- State v. SaariSupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
- State v. BrunelleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
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